Indianapolis vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	38
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	888K	574K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 46% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1079th and 3402nd ($2405 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 116th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 237th and 327th 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	$20.1	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913