Indianapolis vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	888K	1.76M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 12% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1397th and 2002nd ($2187 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 54th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 159th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Montreal

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	Indianapolis	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$6957

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610