Indianapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$3155
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	888K	2.15M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 5% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1474th and 1216th ($2129 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 2nd 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 27th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 146th and 33rd 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	$20.3	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381