Indianapolis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$3815
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	33
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	888K	543K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 4% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1474th and 1697th ($2129 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 1492nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 27th vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 146th vs 441st 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	$20.3	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$15695

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066