Indianapolis vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$1646
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	71	42
😀 Quality of life	89	54
🏙️ Population	888K	2.43M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 123% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 1378th and 5632nd ($2189 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 8th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 191st and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Mecca

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	Indianapolis	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$4682

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507