Indianapolis vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	888K	726K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 139% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1140th and 5717th ($2374 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 489th 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 289th and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Sagamihara

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	Indianapolis	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$12309

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126