Indianapolis vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$5785
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1629
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$2825
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$3016
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	78
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	888K	662K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 17% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1474th and 587th ($2129 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 7th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 146th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Vancouver

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	Indianapolis	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$14942

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2595
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2407
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2034
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1455
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2251
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2134
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2210
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2445
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2576
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1721
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2585
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2604
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2837
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$3118
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2279
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2729
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2728
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2920
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2313
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3262
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$2974
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3345
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2758