Indianapolis vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$673
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$906
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$1300
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	22
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	888K	1.41M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 102% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1089th and 4743rd ($2382 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 2nd in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 186th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Medina

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	Indianapolis	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$5508

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Cities near Indianapolis

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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1155
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1162
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$940
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$825
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$862
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$967
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1069
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$918
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$964
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$769
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$346
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$903
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$354
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$517
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$348
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$365
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$428
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1627
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$782
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1734
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$798
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$911
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$645
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$398
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$718
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1910
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1855
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1645
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$271
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$837
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1021
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1867
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1879
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1009
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$860
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$987