Indianapolis vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$5497
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1452
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$2508
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	90
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	888K	548K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 2% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1079th and 1193rd ($2405 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 30th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 237th and 84th 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	$20.1	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$7.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$20557

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1784
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1987
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2022
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1742
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1832
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1682
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1885
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1890
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1501
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1961
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1827
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1694
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1733
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1774
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1847
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1808
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1853
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1559
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1942
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1948
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2035
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1860
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1831