Indianapolis vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2228
$1804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5064
$4292
🏠 One person rent
$1347
$916
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4271
$2772
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
100
😀 Quality of life
88
95
🏙️ Population
888K
1.76M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 24% more expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 1136th and 2118th ($2228 vs $1804) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1038th and 52nd 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Indianapolis ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 175th and 25th 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
$24.9
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.93
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.04
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1334
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2321
$1875
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$55.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.8
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
5.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2752
$5960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1724
$3811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.73
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.2
$70.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.93
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.04
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.69
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$134
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1214
$675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14577
$8144

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2034
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$2044
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2043
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$2045
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1998
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1983
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1973
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1850
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1918
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1749
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1874
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1642
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1578
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2014
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1771
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2152
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1791
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1439
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1693
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1690
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1638
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1706
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1467
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1836
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1734
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1785
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$1900
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1641
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$1898
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1697
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1756
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1744
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1668
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1760
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1776

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1639
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1660
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1576
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1620
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1610
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$1586
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1610
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1581
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1601
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1595
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1565
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1586
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1439
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1536
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1573
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1547
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1491
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1392
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1573
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1478
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1431
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1481
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1221
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1533
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1484
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1550
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1407
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1513
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1415
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1489
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1464
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1439
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1471
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1225
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1183
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1374
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1441