Indianapolis vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$5811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	100
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	888K	690K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 30% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1397th and 93rd ($2187 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 74th 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 Washington. Ranked 35th vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 159th vs 41st 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	$25.2	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$23453

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948