Indianapolis vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2187
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5233
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$2114
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4970
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
53
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
888K
140K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 25% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 1397th and 204th ($2187 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 1st in the United States and Iceland, respectively. Check the United States vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 159th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.2
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.97
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$4.74
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1457
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1013
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1686
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1980
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.52
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.9
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.9
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1865
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27094
$6167

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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 Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161