Indianapolis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
888K
2.87M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 148% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1140th and 5984th ($2374 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 5th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 289th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Taichung

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Indianapolis Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1555
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665