Indianapolis vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$4370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	94
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	888K	2.14M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 6% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1079th and 791st ($2405 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 3rd in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 237th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Perth

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	Indianapolis	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913