Indianapolis vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	888K	594K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 130% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1079th and 5226th ($2405 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 175th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 237th and 909th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$15187

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101