Arlington vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Arlington	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1883	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5033	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$1124	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$2309	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3943	$4608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	71
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	394K	888K

The cost of living in Arlington is 14% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2153rd and 1378th ($1883 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1796th and 1239th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Arlington compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Ranked 396th vs 44th best cities to live in the United States, and 1499th vs 191st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Indianapolis

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	Arlington	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.9	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1981	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.2	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2094	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.3	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.03	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.28	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.71	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1602	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23540	$27149

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2305
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2093
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2086
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2081
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2143
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1808
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2105
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2289
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2149
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2126
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2159
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2079
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2089
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2164
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2224
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2148
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2095
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2471
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2165
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2214
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2184
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2025
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2155
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2258
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2219
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2023
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2538
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2246
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2395

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