Indianapolis vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$813
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$692
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	70	59
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	888K	2M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 160% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 1079th and 6121st ($2405 vs $924) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 1st in the United States and Belarus, respectively. Check the United States vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Minsk. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 237th and 4446th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	16.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$2491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$14758

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$676
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$608
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$477
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1434
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$669
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$355
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$527
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$881
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$445
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$859
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1258
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$928
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$982
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$835
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1114
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1229
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$629
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$895
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1170
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$964
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$479
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1060
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1000
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$397
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$543
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$893
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1023
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1254
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$591
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1205
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1374
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$938
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$853