Chicago vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$5041
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1916
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$609
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$4818
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
2.75M
888K

The cost of living in Chicago is 23% more expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 505th and 1474th ($2613 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1308th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Ranked 2nd vs 27th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 146th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Indianapolis

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Chicago Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.11
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$108
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$27248

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Indianapolis

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