Indianapolis vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$4620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	84
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	888K	430K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 5% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 1378th and 1145th ($2189 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 1045th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 2 months in Minneapolis. Ranked 44th vs 53rd best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 237th 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	$25.1	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$27328

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682