Indianapolis vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$3678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	888K	8.8M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 37% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1140th and 20th ($2374 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 1st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1 months in London. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 289th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs London

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	Indianapolis	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$30567

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199