Indianapolis vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	93
😀 Quality of life	90	82
🏙️ Population	888K	546K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 26% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 1397th and 2758th ($2187 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 3rd 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 159th and 437th 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	$25.2	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$16143

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162