Indianapolis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
84
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
888K
3.03M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 135% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1397th and 6052nd ($2187 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 159th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716