Indianapolis vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	94
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	888K	664K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 10% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1140th and 676th ($2374 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 7th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 289th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Rotterdam

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	Indianapolis	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727