Indianapolis vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$2399
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
72
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
888K
625K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 55% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 1474th and 3960th ($2129 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 531st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 146th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$4.28
 Cappuccino
$4.94
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$10639

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204