Indianapolis vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3945
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	56
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	888K	950K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 10% more expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 1079th and 1499th ($2405 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 1231st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Ranked 63rd vs 101st best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 325th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Jacksonville

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	Indianapolis	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$11918

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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

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863