Buenos Aires vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$5728
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1450
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$4546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
888K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 52% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4856th and 1089th ($1139 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 957th in Argentina and the United States, respectively. Check Argentina vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$27445

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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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