Indianapolis vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Indianapolis Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$2104
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$2569
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
70
98
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
888K
3.51M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 14% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1079th and 1723rd ($2405 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 4th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 237th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Indianapolis vs Madrid

Prices for goods and services in Indianapolis and Madrid are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Indianapolis Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$4.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$16324

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1708
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1716
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1603
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1643
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1667
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1678
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1200
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1320
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1360
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1246
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1396
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1415
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1191
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$896
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1267
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1373
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1242
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1303
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1325
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1421
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1115
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1187
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1424
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1395
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1499
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1436
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1276
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1265
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1125
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1316
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1291
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1203
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$935
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1390
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1351
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1812