Indianapolis vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$1269
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	71	48
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	888K	1.32M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 62% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1474th and 4149th ($2129 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th 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 1 months in Montevideo. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 146th and 824th 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	$20.3	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$7392

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639