Indianapolis vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5041
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4818
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
90
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
888K
9.21M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 65% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1474th and 4206th ($2129 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 8th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 146th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.3
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1305
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$966
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2169
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1492
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.8
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1877
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.77
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.21
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.73
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.23
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$108
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1858
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27248
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2019
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2034
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2032
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2037
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2002
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1988
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1973
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1992
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1906
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1950
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1795
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1896
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2212
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1775
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1596
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1944
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1850
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2127
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1846
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1465
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1840
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1732
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1889
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1486
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1826
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1750
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1803
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1938
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1844
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1659
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1907
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1709
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1721
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1507
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1919
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1844
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1904
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1857
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1798

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881