Indianapolis vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$1958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	76
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	888K	841K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 33% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 1079th and 2757th ($2405 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 9th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 237th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Valencia, Spain

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	Indianapolis	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$10416

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1408
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1401
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1271
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1150
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1421
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1620
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1546
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1340
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1519
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1203
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1372
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1381
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1513
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1494
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1268
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1316
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1303
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1246
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2775
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1272
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1195
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1173
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1313
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1524
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1245
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1721
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626