Indianapolis vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$1511
😷 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 128% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1079th and 5168th ($2405 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 237th and 1050th 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
$20.1
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096