Fortaleza vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$328	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$4608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	42	71
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	2.43M	888K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 66% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6696th and 1378th ($745 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 5747th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Fortaleza	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$27149

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

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