Indianapolis vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	82
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	888K	468K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 8% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1378th and 972nd ($2189 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 892nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 44th vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 221st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Raleigh

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	Indianapolis	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$21914

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682