Indianapolis vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$7528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	71	97
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	888K	874K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 44% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1378th and 7th ($2189 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 5th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Ranked 44th vs 1st best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 16th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs San Francisco

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	Indianapolis	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$20590

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752