Indianapolis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	34
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	888K	543K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 12% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1378th and 1962nd ($2189 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 1679th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Ranked 44th vs 156th best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 561st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Tucson

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	Indianapolis	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262