Indianapolis vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$2722
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	888K	1.76M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 17% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1474th and 2281st ($2129 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 146th and 30th 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	$20.3	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576