Indianapolis vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	91	96
🏙️ Population	888K	690K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 28% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1089th and 73rd ($2382 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 58th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ranked 54th vs 4th best cities to live in the United States, and 186th vs 26th 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	$25.1	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$24065

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949