Indianapolis vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	48
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	888K	1.32M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 63% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1378th and 4065th ($2189 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 191st and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Montevideo

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	Indianapolis	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940