Indianapolis vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	71	66
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	888K	2.53M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 141% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1378th and 6005th ($2189 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 191st and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$5682

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618