Indianapolis vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	888K	3.9M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 31% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 1397th and 72nd ($2187 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 59th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Ranked 35th vs 8th best cities to live in the United States, and 159th vs 47th 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	$25.2	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$28613

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754