Indianapolis vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Indianapolis Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2110
$2266
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5011
$5192
🏠 One person rent
$1243
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1916
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$298
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4423
$3498
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
89
95
🏙️ Population
888K
4.53M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 7% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 1229th and 907th ($2110 vs $2266) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1093rd and 5th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Melbourne. Indianapolis ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 148th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.5
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.01
$7.82
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1265
$1353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2305
$2246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2769
$7995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1720
$7118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.17
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.96
$27.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.77
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.1
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14555
$20732

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1809
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1864
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1869
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1867
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1817
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1766
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1768
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1783
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1487
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1727
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1492
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1644
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$1673
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1566
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1620
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1583
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1679
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1757
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1687
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1657
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1713
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1606
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1671
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1755
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1749
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1662
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1835
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1720
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1653
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1825
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1700
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1584
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1527
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1667
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1647
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1424
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1734
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1653

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360