Indianapolis vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$1414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	70
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	888K	720K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 161% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1140th and 6268th ($2374 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 798th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 289th and 1654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Okayama

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	Indianapolis	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$12437

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554