Indianapolis vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$4556
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1204
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$2742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	888K	548K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 7% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1474th and 1798th ($2129 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 57th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 146th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Manchester

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	Indianapolis	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$13845

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629