Indianapolis vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	83
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	888K	15.4M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 235% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 1079th and 7177th ($2405 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 1st in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 237th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Mumbai

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	Indianapolis	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$4986

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$464
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$355
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$252
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$495
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$329
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$256
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$267
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$663
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$370
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$335
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$287
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$279
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$269
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$285
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$358
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$298
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$391
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$365
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$372
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$404
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$360
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$298
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$372
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$350
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$312
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$333
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$253
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$308
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$282
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$367
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$346
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$283
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$287
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$281