Indianapolis vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$417
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
67
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
888K
2.53M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 151% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1397th and 6207th ($2187 vs $873) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 159th and 6039th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$6129

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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 Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617