Buenos Aires vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$4148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
70
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
888K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 49% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4761st and 1140th ($1207 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 1226th and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Indianapolis

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Buenos Aires Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$25946

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931