Indianapolis vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$3766
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$1140
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	70	54
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	888K	1.3M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 51% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 1140th and 3808th ($2374 vs $1572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 289th and 1165th 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	$21.1	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$4.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$78
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$10526

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1380
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1378
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1237
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1407
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1121
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1671
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$817
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$805
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1238
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$758
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$653
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$747
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$906
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$900
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$904
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$903
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1207
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$938
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$927
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$947
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$901
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1062
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$1017
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1111
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$866
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050