Indianapolis vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$4153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	888K	8.8M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 34% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1378th and 58th ($2189 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 2nd 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in London. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 191st 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	$25.1	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$26090

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009