Indianapolis vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	888K	1.46M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 91% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 1378th and 4641st ($2189 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 67th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 191st and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Kyoto

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	Indianapolis	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$7056

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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 Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062