Indianapolis vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$1632
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$493
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$227
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	96
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	888K	8.69M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 271% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1140th and 7642nd ($2374 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 9th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 289th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Tehran

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	Indianapolis	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$2262

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$592
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$591
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$631
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$586
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$627
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$583
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$575
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$629
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$594
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$639
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$631
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$696
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$571
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$637
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$595
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$531
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$512
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$455
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$586
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$502
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$635
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$516
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$494
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$461
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$428
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$460
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$425
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$659
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$499
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$563
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488