Indianapolis vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$736
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2124
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	91
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	888K	1.23M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 144% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 1079th and 5675th ($2405 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 44th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.2 months in Suwon. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 237th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$10704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$6412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$70.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$14818

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Cities near Indianapolis

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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1022
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$943
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1019
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1001
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1313
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1061
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1455
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1029
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1090
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1296
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1048
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1152
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1089
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1032
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1108
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1016
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1094
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1052
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1128
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$952
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$894
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1010
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$982
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$977
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$917
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1062
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$865
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1557
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$852
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$819
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$971
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1009
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$997