Indianapolis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5318
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$2170
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4608
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
84
😀 Quality of life
89
81
🏙️ Population
888K
3.03M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 145% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1378th and 6071st ($2189 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 6th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 191st and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.05
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1424
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1026
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2421
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1949
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.75
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.45
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1868
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27149
$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671