Indianapolis vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	86
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	888K	2.79M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 0.4% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1079th and 1059th ($2405 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 6th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 237th and 46th 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	$20.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053