Indianapolis vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	63
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	888K	1.76M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 163% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1140th and 6319th ($2374 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 3rd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 289th and 6235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Quito

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	Indianapolis	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$8496

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547