Indianapolis vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$3371
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	888K	985K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 7% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1378th and 1732nd ($2189 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 191st and 20th 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	$25.1	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331