Indianapolis vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$2911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	888K	9.67M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 64% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 1378th and 4104th ($2189 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 3rd in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 191st and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Seoul

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	Indianapolis	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$20197

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019