Indianapolis vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	888K	4.84M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 14% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1378th and 745th ($2189 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 191st 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	$25.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683