Indianapolis vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$5153
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$2202
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	91
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	888K	548K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 2% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 1397th and 1500th ($2187 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 159th and 76th 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	$25.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$17390

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761