Indianapolis vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$6776
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	888K	690K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 31% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1474th and 96th ($2129 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 82nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Ranked 27th vs 3rd best cities to live in the United States, and 146th vs 22nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Washington

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	Indianapolis	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$28279

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846