Indianapolis vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
74
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
888K
1.87M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 133% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1474th and 5887th ($2129 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 7th 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 1.4 months in Tainan. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 146th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$11040

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741