Indianapolis vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	71	87
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	888K	1.39M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 36% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1378th and 36th ($2189 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 32nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 44th vs 13th best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 95th 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	$25.1	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759