Indianapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	99
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	888K	2.11M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 4% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1140th and 916th ($2374 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 289th and 14th 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	$21.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$17184

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544