Indianapolis vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	888K	985K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 1% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1079th and 1008th ($2405 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 237th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Stockholm

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	Indianapolis	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$17265

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464