Indianapolis vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	93
😀 Quality of life	89	83
🏙️ Population	888K	546K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 22% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1140th and 2184th ($2374 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 2nd in the United States and Portugal, respectively. Check the United States vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 289th and 574th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Lisbon

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	Indianapolis	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$16697

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249