Indianapolis vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	71	79
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	888K	709K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 4% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1378th and 1171st ($2189 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 191st 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	$25.1	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$8593

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006