Indianapolis vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$3839
😷 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 6% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1140th and 849th ($2374 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 289th and 23rd 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	$21.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516