Indianapolis vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$7152
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	888K	690K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 28% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1079th and 74th ($2405 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 56th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 2.1 months in Washington. Ranked 63rd vs 6th best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 31st 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	$20.1	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088