Indianapolis vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Indianapolis	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2374	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5581	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$1437	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$2329	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$656	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4148	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	70	25
😀 Quality of life	89	60
🏙️ Population	888K	2.3M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 189% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 1140th and 6673rd ($2374 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 975th and 22nd in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Indianapolis ranked 82nd best city to live in the United States vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 289th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Manaus

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	Indianapolis	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.94	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.67	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1555	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2660	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1908	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.1	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2259	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.33	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1809	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25946	$4934

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702