Indianapolis vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2338
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$659
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	23
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	888K	1.41M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 107% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 1079th and 4843rd ($2405 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 237th and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$5520

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1210
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$1031
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$919
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$738
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$834
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$938
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1036
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$890
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$976
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$753
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$334
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$873
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$338
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$429
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$350
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$379
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$439
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1628
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$818
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$2054
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$856
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$871
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$686
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$375
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$742
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$2014
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1933
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1810
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$264
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$977
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$1149
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$2038
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$2060
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1032
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$864
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$1077