Indianapolis vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$5217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	70	86
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	888K	1.39M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 31% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1079th and 52nd ($2405 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 39th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Ranked 63rd vs 38th best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 155th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs San Diego

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	Indianapolis	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$22295

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826