Indianapolis vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
888K
2.87M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 155% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 1079th and 5994th ($2405 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 237th and 351st 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
$20.1
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684