Indianapolis vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$4285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	70	81
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	888K	718K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 17% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1140th and 342nd ($2374 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 1st in the United States and Norway, respectively. Check the United States vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 289th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Oslo

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	Indianapolis	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$15673

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409