Indianapolis vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$1617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$3763
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$1604
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	24
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	888K	592K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 47% more expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 1089th and 3451st ($2382 vs $1617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Malaga. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Malaga ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 186th and 736th 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	$25.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$59.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$4.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$1047
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$767
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$6192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$5381
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$10933

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1584
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1489
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1301
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1924
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1461
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$1101
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$980
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1666
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$997
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1334
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2260
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1268
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2429
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1157
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$987
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1382
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1312
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1274
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1187
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1133
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1287
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1233
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1344
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1123
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1359
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$565
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1393
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$863
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1369
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1501
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1490
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1500
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1298
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1316
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$931
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$536