Indianapolis vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2922
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1929
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	70	96
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	888K	2.75M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 92% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1079th and 4633rd ($2405 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 23rd 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Osaka. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 237th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Osaka

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	Indianapolis	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$495
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1237
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$5334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$5.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$12931

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1026
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1063
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1010
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1044
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1042
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$975
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$987
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1038
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$964
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1010
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1026
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$982
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1099
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$986
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$988
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$982
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1007
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$996
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$996
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1003
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$950
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1012
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$986
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$946
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$946
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$972
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1007
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$965
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$953
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1007
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$974
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$983
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$991
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$958