Indianapolis vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	92
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	888K	6.26M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 99% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1140th and 4795th ($2374 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 1st in the United States and Chile, respectively. Check the United States vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 289th and 688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Santiago

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	Indianapolis	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849