Indianapolis vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
74
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
888K
1.87M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 160% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 1397th and 6292nd ($2187 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 9th 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 Tainan. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 159th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Tainan

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Indianapolis Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719