Indianapolis vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	93
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	888K	546K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 26% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1089th and 2357th ($2382 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 186th and 479th 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	$25.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$17217

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231