Indianapolis vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
71
90
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
888K
9.21M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 84% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1397th and 4630th ($2187 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 159th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$2.69
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709