Frankfurt vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$5728
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$1450
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$4546
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
70
😀 Quality of life
95
91
🏙️ Population
776K
888K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 8% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 1510th and 1089th ($2182 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 957th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 38th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Indianapolis

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Frankfurt Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$27445

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

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