Indianapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	99
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	888K	2.1M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 2% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1079th and 964th ($2405 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 237th and 34th 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	$20.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$19577

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506