Indianapolis vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
71
99
😀 Quality of life
90
79
🏙️ Population
888K
1.33M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 111% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1397th and 5386th ($2187 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 468th 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 Saitama. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 159th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.29
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075