Indianapolis vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: November 06, 2023

	Indianapolis	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2228	$2544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5064	$5671
🏠 One person rent	$1347	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$2215	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$246
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4271	$3480
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	86
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	888K	2.79M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 12% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1136th and 579th ($2228 vs $2544) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1038th and 1st 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Indianapolis ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 175th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Toronto

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	Indianapolis	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.93	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1334	$1624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$2819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$2337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$84.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2752	$9953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$7595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.2	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.93	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.04	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.69	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1214	$1073
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14577	$19996

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2034
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2044
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2043
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2045
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1998
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1983
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1953
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1973
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1850
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1918
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1749
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1874
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1642
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1578
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2014
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1771
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2152
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1791
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1439
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1693
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1690
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1638
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1706
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1467
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1836
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1734
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1785
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1900
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1756
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1641
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1898
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1697
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1756
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1744
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1668
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1760
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1776

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2339
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2412
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2189
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2088
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2324
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1995
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1630
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2091
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2034
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1809
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2044
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2299
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1810
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1495
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1937
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1767
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1835
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1930
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1892
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$1898
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1865
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1977
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2147
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$1859
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1982
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2295
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2199
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2062
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2205
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1794
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2116
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1869
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2144
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2152
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1619
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2180
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2148
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2198