Indianapolis vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	71	87
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	888K	518K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 24% more expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 1378th and 2490th ($2189 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 147th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 191st and 141st 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	$25.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750