Indianapolis vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$1084
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	71	93
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	888K	2.33M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 152% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1397th and 6227th ($2187 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 159th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Taoyuan

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	Indianapolis	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$13630

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Cities near Indianapolis

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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691