Indianapolis vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
888K
1.33M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 121% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1140th and 5151st ($2374 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 289th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Saitama

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Indianapolis Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1555
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102