Indianapolis vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$4536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	888K	467K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 21% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1378th and 379th ($2189 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 339th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 44th vs 231st best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 949th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Long Beach

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	Indianapolis	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683