Indianapolis vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2374
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5581
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$1437
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$2329
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$656
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4148
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
888K
9.21M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 66% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1140th and 4274th ($2374 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 6th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 289th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Mexico City

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Indianapolis Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.5
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.94
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.67
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1555
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1908
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2259
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.33
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1809
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25946
$11420

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023