Frankfurt vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$4390
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	70
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	776K	888K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 6% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1384th and 1079th ($2251 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 928th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 48th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Frankfurt	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$24177

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778

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