Indianapolis vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	49
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	888K	1.02M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 11% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1140th and 1668th ($2374 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 27th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 289th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Ottawa

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	Indianapolis	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891