Indianapolis vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$3537
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$941
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$1683
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$1781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	24
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	888K	586K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 44% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1397th and 3616th ($2187 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 27th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 18th in Spain, while ranked 159th and 654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Malaga

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	Indianapolis	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$14939

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429