Indianapolis vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$2544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	39
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	888K	549K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 22% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1397th and 2544th ($2187 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 95th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Quebec City. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 159th and 316th 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	$25.2	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$6253

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751