Indianapolis vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	98
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	888K	3.42M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 18% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1089th and 1962nd ($2382 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 5th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 186th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Madrid

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	Indianapolis	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$12418

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703