Indianapolis vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$2649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$6134
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$1700
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$3035
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$651
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$4686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
78
😀 Quality of life
90
88
🏙️ Population
888K
689K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 17% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 1397th and 514th ($2187 vs $2649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 455th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Ranked 35th vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 159th vs 226th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Nashville

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Indianapolis Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1820
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$1457
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$2584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$99.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$3565
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$69.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$4.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$1194
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$20657

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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 Nashville

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Brentwood
$2466
22 km or 14 mi Hendersonville
$2384
25 km or 15 mi Mount Juliet
$2371
26 km or 16 mi La Vergne
$2339
27 km or 17 mi Franklin
$2670
31 km or 19 mi Smyrna
$2270
38 km or 24 mi Gallatin
$2303
41 km or 26 mi Lebanon
$2275
47 km or 29 mi Spring Hill
$2552
50 km or 31 mi Murfreesboro
$2038
66 km or 41 mi Columbia
$2028
66 km or 41 mi Clarksville
$1607
81 km or 50 mi Shelbyville
$2246
96 km or 59 mi Bowling Green
$1788
99 km or 62 mi Hopkinsville
$1805
114 km or 71 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
115 km or 71 mi Cookeville
$2081
146 km or 91 mi Murray
$1802
154 km or 95 mi Athens
$1926
161 km or 100 mi Madison
$2098
162 km or 101 mi Huntsville
$2134
169 km or 105 mi Florence
$1323
177 km or 110 mi Decatur
$1854
180 km or 112 mi Owensboro
$1651
185 km or 115 mi Chattanooga
$1956
189 km or 118 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
191 km or 119 mi East Ridge
$2014
193 km or 120 mi Jackson
$1687
193 km or 120 mi Paducah
$1708
199 km or 124 mi Henderson
$1764
200 km or 124 mi Radcliff
$1911
205 km or 127 mi Cleveland
$2035
213 km or 132 mi Evansville
$1746
218 km or 135 mi Albertville
$1780
219 km or 136 mi Somerset
$1317
226 km or 140 mi Dalton
$1627
227 km or 141 mi Oak Ridge
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Dyersburg
$1995
237 km or 147 mi Farragut
$2119
250 km or 155 mi Gadsden
$1542