Indianapolis vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	888K	2.15M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 3% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1378th and 1222nd ($2189 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 191st and 25th 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	$25.1	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293