Belem vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Belem	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$860	$2129
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2055	$5041
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$911	$1916
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$286	$4818
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	71
😀 Quality of life	39	89
🏙️ Population	1.51M	888K

The cost of living in Belem is 60% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6173rd and 1474th ($860 vs $2129) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1308th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Belem compared to 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Belem ranked 85th best city to live in Brazil vs Indianapolis ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 7261st and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.05	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$790	$1305
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1374	$2169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.15%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$1547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.98	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$3.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.2	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.64	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.7	$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$1858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2155	$27248

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$556
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$627
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$617
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$655
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$669
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$636
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$574
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$562
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$732
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$692
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$694
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$618
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$710
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$832
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$723
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$759
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$681
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$678
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$667
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$659
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$623
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$650
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$668
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$585
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$627
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$627
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$574
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$595
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$632
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$599
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$772
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1528
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$562
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$597
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1490
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$771

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