Amsterdam vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	71
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	921K	888K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 28% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 331st and 1378th ($2791 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1239th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Indianapolis

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	Amsterdam	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$27149

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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