Belem vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$405	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$4608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	71
😀 Quality of life	41	89
🏙️ Population	1.3M	888K

The cost of living in Belem is 66% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6655th and 1378th ($755 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1239th 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 0.6 months in Belem compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 6876th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$27149

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890