Indianapolis vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	99
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	888K	5.45M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 15% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1079th and 370th ($2405 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 237th and 2nd 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	$20.1	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863