Cleveland vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4394
$5318
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1304
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$2170
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$4608
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
71
😀 Quality of life
86
89
🏙️ Population
373K
888K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 13% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 2110th and 1378th ($1899 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 1239th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Ranked 80th vs 44th best cities to live in the United States, and 305th vs 191st 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
$16
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$6.05
 Cappuccino
$4.81
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2260
$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1330
$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1016
$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18828
$27149

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2023
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2010
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1953
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1751
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1981
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1974
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2001
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1880
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1944
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1806
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1875
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2147
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1736
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1613
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2007
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1870
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2004
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1561
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1839
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1875
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1895
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1914
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1427
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1940
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1925
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1870
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2490
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1853
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1863
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2145
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1903
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1783
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1731
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1914
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1897
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1939
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1834
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1890