Indianapolis vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	71	19
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	888K	630K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 93% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1378th and 4672nd ($2189 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 122nd 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 191st and 1060th 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	$25.1	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159