Indianapolis vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2382
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5728
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1450
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2501
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
70
66
😀 Quality of life
91
60
🏙️ Population
888K
2.53M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 131% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1089th and 5342nd ($2382 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 3rd 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 186th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1547
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1154
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2724
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1551
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.29
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1686
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27445
$6383

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677