Indianapolis vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	70	70
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	888K	518K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 126% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 1089th and 5190th ($2382 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 187th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 186th and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$14928

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004