Indianapolis vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$535
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
65
😀 Quality of life
89
64
🏙️ Population
888K
2.53M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 107% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1079th and 4852nd ($2405 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 2nd in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 237th and 5346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Medellin

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Indianapolis Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$8196

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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 Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687