Indianapolis vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indianapolis Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2382
$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5728
$7446
🏠 One person rent
$1450
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$2501
$3407
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$810
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4546
$6556
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
70
80
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
888K
737K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 25% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1089th and 125th ($2382 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 92nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Ranked 54th vs 27th best cities to live in the United States, and 186th vs 99th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Indianapolis Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.1
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.9
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$8.17
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1547
$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1154
$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2724
$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1551
$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.94
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.29
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1686
$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27445
$29883

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2652
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2723
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2552
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3269
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2674
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2745
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2730
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2812
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2669
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2741
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2641
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2678
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2525
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2796
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2655
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2523
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2609
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2632
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2295
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2649
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2461
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2702
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2782
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2473
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2603
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2384
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2632
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2551
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2644
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2480
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2749
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2114