Indianapolis vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	888K	549K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 40% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1140th and 3269th ($2374 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 113th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 289th and 332nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Quebec City

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	Indianapolis	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934