Indianapolis vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$3717
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
71
91
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
888K
1.51M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 6% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1397th and 1056th ($2187 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 159th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$19483

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668