Indianapolis vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	888K	4.84M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 22% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1397th and 312th ($2187 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 159th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Sydney

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	Indianapolis	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$18951

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754