Indianapolis vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$4332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
61
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
888K
246K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 17% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 1397th and 2276th ($2187 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 1806th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Ranked 35th vs 68th best cities to live in the United States, and 159th vs 251st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Louisville

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Indianapolis Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954