Indianapolis vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2382
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5728
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$1450
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$2501
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
92
😀 Quality of life
91
72
🏙️ Population
888K
9.21M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 79% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 1089th and 4418th ($2382 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 5th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 186th and 3317th 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
$25.1
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1547
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1154
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2724
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1551
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.29
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1686
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27445
$11015

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030