Indianapolis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	92
😀 Quality of life	89	86
🏙️ Population	888K	2.75M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 27% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1378th and 2624th ($2189 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 191st and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Rome

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	Indianapolis	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201