Indianapolis vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$3397
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1197
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$2537
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	888K	1.54M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 75% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 1378th and 4340th ($2189 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 26th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 2 months in Kawasaki. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 191st and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Kawasaki

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	Indianapolis	Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$15204

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi	Yokohama	$1335
17 km or 11 mi	Komae	$1124
19 km or 12 mi	Tokyo	$1607
21 km or 13 mi	Chofu	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Yamato	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Inagi	$1084
22 km or 14 mi	Mitaka	$1150
23 km or 14 mi	Machida	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
25 km or 15 mi	Hirai	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
25 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
25 km or 16 mi	Musashino	$1136
26 km or 16 mi	Kamakura	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Tama	$1065
26 km or 16 mi	Ayase	$960
26 km or 16 mi	Fuchu	$1122
27 km or 17 mi	Zama	$1023
27 km or 17 mi	Zushi	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Koganei	$1103
27 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
27 km or 17 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
28 km or 17 mi	Futtsu	$1077
28 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
29 km or 18 mi	Ebina	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Hayama	$1045
30 km or 19 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
30 km or 19 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
30 km or 19 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
31 km or 19 mi	Wako	$1098
31 km or 19 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
31 km or 19 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
31 km or 19 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
31 km or 19 mi	Kodaira	$1124
32 km or 20 mi	Atsugi	$948
32 km or 20 mi	Tachikawa	$1109
32 km or 20 mi	Funabashi	$1231
32 km or 20 mi	Kawaguchi	$1081
33 km or 20 mi	Hino	$1116