Indianapolis vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	70	54
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	888K	1.3M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 56% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1079th and 3858th ($2405 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 2nd in the United States and Uruguay, respectively. Check the United States vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 237th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$10657

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008