Indianapolis vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	83
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	888K	430K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 3% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1397th and 1228th ($2187 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 1082nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 35th vs 60th best cities to live in the United States, and 159th vs 234th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Minneapolis

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	Indianapolis	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640