Indianapolis vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$4054
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	70	85
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	888K	384K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 7% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 1079th and 1402nd ($2405 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 1171st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Ranked 63rd vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 290th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs New Orleans

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	Indianapolis	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940