Indianapolis vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	77
😀 Quality of life	89	71
🏙️ Population	888K	9.94M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 132% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 1079th and 5300th ($2405 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 237th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$11057

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731