Indianapolis vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	70	78
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	888K	936K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 3% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1089th and 950th ($2382 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 3rd in the United States and Israel, respectively. Check the United States vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 186th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Jerusalem

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	Indianapolis	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$23696

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850