Columbus vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$1478
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$4390
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
73
70
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
906K
888K

The cost of living in Columbus is 11% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1634th and 1079th ($2140 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 928th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Ranked 73rd vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 266th vs 237th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Indianapolis

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Columbus Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$24177

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Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908