Indianapolis vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	99
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	888K	3.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 30% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1079th and 62nd ($2405 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 47th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 63rd vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 50th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Los Angeles

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	Indianapolis	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000