Indianapolis vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	78
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	888K	9.94M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 124% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1378th and 5647th ($2189 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 191st and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Lima

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	Indianapolis	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$7764

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697