Indianapolis vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	98
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	888K	3.42M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 23% more expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 1378th and 2443rd ($2189 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 191st and 151st 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	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$10042

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522