Indianapolis vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	70	29
😀 Quality of life	89	47
🏙️ Population	888K	1.58M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 177% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 1079th and 6442nd ($2405 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 117th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 237th and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Leon

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	Indianapolis	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$3154

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832