Indianapolis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Indianapolis Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2110
$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5011
$4144
🏠 One person rent
$1243
$758
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1547
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$289
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$2687
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
89
100
🏙️ Population
888K
14M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 32% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1229th and 2691st ($2110 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1093rd and 9th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Tokyo. Indianapolis ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 148th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Tokyo

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Indianapolis Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.01
$3.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1265
$933
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2305
$2117
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
1.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$8010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1720
$4489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$61.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.96
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.77
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14555
$15685

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1809
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1864
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1869
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1867
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1817
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1766
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1768
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1783
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1487
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1727
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1492
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1644
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$1673
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1566
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1620
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1583
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1679
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1757
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1687
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1657
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1713
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1606
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1671
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1755
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1749
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1662
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1835
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1720
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1653
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1825
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1700
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1584
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1527
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1667
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1647
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1424
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1734
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1653

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1102
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1101
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1120
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1055
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1099
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1065
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1011
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1109
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1087
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1039
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$996
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1044
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1044
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1008
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1023
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1003
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1094
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1083
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1083
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1081
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1028
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1023
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1007
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1028
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1008
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1037
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1033
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1019
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1047
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1021
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1022
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1023