Indianapolis vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$2766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	71	80
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	888K	568K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 4% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1378th and 1194th ($2189 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 11th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 191st and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Surrey

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	Indianapolis	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606