Indianapolis vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2189
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5318
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$1304
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$2170
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$615
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4608
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
71
100
😀 Quality of life
89
99
🏙️ Population
888K
14.3M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 36% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 1378th and 3019th ($2189 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 191st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.1
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.98
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.05
$3.62
 Cappuccino
$4.95
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1424
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1026
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2421
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1776
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.6
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1949
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$27.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.75
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.45
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1868
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27149
$15235

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2023
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2010
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1953
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1751
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1981
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1974
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2001
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1880
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1944
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1806
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1875
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2147
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1736
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1613
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2007
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1870
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2004
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1561
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1839
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1875
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1895
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1914
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1427
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1940
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1925
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1870
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2490
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1853
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1863
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2145
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1783
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1731
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1914
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1897
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1939
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1834
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1890

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101