Indianapolis vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	38
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	888K	549K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 46% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1089th and 3402nd ($2382 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 186th and 300th 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	$25.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$6103

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763