Indianapolis vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
80
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
888K
2.72M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 138% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 1140th and 5666th ($2374 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 3rd in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 289th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Kaohsiung

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Indianapolis Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1555
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$11481

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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 Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610