Indianapolis vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$4945
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$2038
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$3150
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
50
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
888K
1.02M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 2% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1397th and 1290th ($2187 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 23rd 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 159th and 167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.74
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$20100

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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 Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884