Indianapolis vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$2041
😷 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 22% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1079th and 2104th ($2405 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1 months in Rome. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 237th and 134th 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	$20.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$14156

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330