Indianapolis vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	48
😀 Quality of life	90	76
🏙️ Population	888K	1.32M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 64% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1397th and 4267th ($2187 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 159th and 940th 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	$25.2	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$7936

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771