Indianapolis vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$4650
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1138
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$1898
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	70	86
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	888K	518K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 23% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1079th and 2172nd ($2405 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 131st in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 237th and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Sheffield

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	Indianapolis	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$24916

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1604
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1559
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1533
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1863
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1710
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1831
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1833
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1847
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1862
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1880
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1961
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1689
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$2039
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1975
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1827
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2348
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1748
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1990
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1838
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$2043
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$2025
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1993
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1945
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1411
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1784
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1808
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1832
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1987
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$2012
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1919
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1501
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1887
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1694
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$2022
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1870