Indianapolis vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$4181
😷 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 3% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1140th and 978th ($2374 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 289th and 10th 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	$21.1	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894