Indianapolis vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$4720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	888K	8.8M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 34% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1079th and 28th ($2405 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in London. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 237th and 4th 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	$20.1	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$25686

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178