Indianapolis vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$3835
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	888K	664K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 1% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1397th and 1336th ($2187 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 6th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 159th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592