Indianapolis vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$412
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
71
67
😀 Quality of life
89
54
🏙️ Population
888K
2.53M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 146% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 1474th and 6140th ($2129 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 146th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617