Indianapolis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	888K	2.75M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 14% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1140th and 1819th ($2374 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 289th and 179th 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	$21.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358