Detroit vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	71
😀 Quality of life	86	89
🏙️ Population	639K	888K

The cost of living in Detroit is 6% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1678th and 1378th ($2064 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 1239th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Ranked 83rd vs 44th best cities to live in the United States, and 315th vs 191st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Indianapolis

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	Detroit	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$27149

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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