Indianapolis vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	85
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	888K	442K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 29% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 1378th and 119th ($2189 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 107th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 44th vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 140th 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	$25.1	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$23889

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882