Indianapolis vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
52
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
888K
791K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 97% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1397th and 4902nd ($2187 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 159th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046