Indianapolis vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$1899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	70	47
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	888K	594K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 139% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1140th and 5728th ($2374 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 495th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 289th and 2240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Kagoshima

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	Indianapolis	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$12648

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$923
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$924
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$921
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$916
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$913
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$911
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$887
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$893
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$903
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$865
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$878
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$899
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$838
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$906
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$899
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$845
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$898
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$898
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$902
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$899
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$897
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$957
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$896
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$891
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$904
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$896
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$893
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$895
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$907
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$960