Indianapolis vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$4410
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	85
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	888K	442K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 30% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1397th and 103rd ($2187 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 80th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Ranked 35th vs 18th best cities to live in the United States, and 159th vs 109th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Miami

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	Indianapolis	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$25328

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Cities near Indianapolis

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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860