Indianapolis vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	888K	664K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 7% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1378th and 1038th ($2189 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 3rd in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 191st and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Indianapolis vs Rotterdam infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/indianapolis/rotterdam.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Indianapolis vs Rotterdam infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/indianapolis/rotterdam" target="_blank">Indianapolis vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Indianapolis vs Rotterdam

Prices for goods and services in Indianapolis and Rotterdam are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Indianapolis	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$10730

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514