Indianapolis vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$3636
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$1573
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$2123
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
91
😀 Quality of life
89
92
🏙️ Population
888K
2.33M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 78% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1474th and 4446th ($2129 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 24th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in Nagoya. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 146th and 73rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$1878
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$3105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$1803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$66.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$25
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$41.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$13366

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$999
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$996
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$982
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$999
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$994
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$966
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$973
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$982
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$976
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$979
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$981
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$1011
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$987
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$943
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$990
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$947
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$971
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$957
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$949
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$933
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$947
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$959
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$935
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$977
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1004
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$965
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$975
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$992
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$960
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$978
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$923
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$972
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$914
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$967
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$911
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$967
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1021
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$929
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$966