Indianapolis vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$6558
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	71	81
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	888K	443K

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 37% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1474th and 31st ($2129 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 146th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Zurich

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	Indianapolis	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$29266

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846