Indianapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	888K	2.15M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 7% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1397th and 998th ($2187 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 1st in the United States and France, respectively. Check the United States vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 159th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Paris

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	Indianapolis	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$18941

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Cities near Indianapolis

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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395