Indianapolis vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$2781
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$417
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$1381
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	71	19
😀 Quality of life	89	76
🏙️ Population	888K	668K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 85% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1474th and 4566th ($2129 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 114th in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 33rd in Italy, while ranked 146th and 799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Palermo

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	Indianapolis	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$4.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$844
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$1030
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$71.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$6883

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$979
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1050
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$983
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1027
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$927
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1163
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1120
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1122
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1103
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1329
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1469
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1338
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1608
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1670
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1708
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1657
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1530
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1017
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1324
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$418
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1527
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$596
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1430
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1337
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$466
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$514
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$355
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1065
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1321
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1307