Cleveland vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1908
$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4494
$5728
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$1450
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3261
$4546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
373K
888K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 20% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2297th and 1089th ($1908 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 957th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Ranked 90th vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 284th vs 186th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Indianapolis

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Cleveland Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$6
 Cappuccino
$4.98
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.27
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1164
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1450
$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$269
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.44%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1289
$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1025
$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.73
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18787
$27445

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1950
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1976
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2015
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1899
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$2019
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$2000
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$2024
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$2019
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$2062
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1954
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$2018
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1855
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1974
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1986
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1839
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1841
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1971
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1908
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1737
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1735
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1884
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1844
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1784
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1631
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1672
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1482
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1477
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1410
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$2061
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2314

Cities near Indianapolis

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