Indianapolis vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2405
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5527
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1478
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2331
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4390
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
888K
13.3M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 43% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1079th and 3277th ($2405 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 237th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Moscow

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Indianapolis Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.22
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1535
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1207
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2597
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1915
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.9
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1872
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.27
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1743
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24177
$20160

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2088
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1968
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2060
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2065
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2035
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$2018
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2045
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1860
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1974
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1706
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1813
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2100
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1722
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1508
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2006
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1868
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1913
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1877
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1575
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1913
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1967
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1984
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$2002
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1617
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1942
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2051
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2392
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1900
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1827
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2126
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1897
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1898
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1836
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1855
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1894
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1843
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1908

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749