Indianapolis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
90
99
🏙️ Population
888K
14.3M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 33% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1397th and 3085th ($2187 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 4th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 159th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$3.79
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$28.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033