Indianapolis vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$71.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	33
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	888K	756K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 250% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 1089th and 7220th ($2382 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 3rd in the United States and Bolivia, respectively. Check the United States vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 186th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$34.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$1119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$2846

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$675
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$634
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$563
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$565
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$594
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$562
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$445
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$654
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$624
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$780
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$627
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$509
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$908
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$681
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$809
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$655
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$560
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$659
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$730
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$763
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$654
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$990
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$656
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$732
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$638
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$562
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$604
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$616
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$676
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$636
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$533
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$841
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$662
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1040
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$838
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613