Indianapolis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	92
😀 Quality of life	90	86
🏙️ Population	888K	2.75M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 25% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1397th and 2722nd ($2187 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 159th and 294th 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	$25.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$10781

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Cities near Indianapolis

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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262