Buenos Aires vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5041
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1916
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$4818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
71
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
888K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 63% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6407th and 1474th ($791 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1308th 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$27248

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798