Indianapolis vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	67
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	888K	633K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 17% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 1378th and 2179th ($2189 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 1817th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Ranked 44th vs 73rd best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 279th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Memphis

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	Indianapolis	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$27369

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738