Indianapolis vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2191
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	75
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	888K	1.39M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 172% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 1079th and 6346th ($2405 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 12th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 237th and 5036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Porto Alegre

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	Indianapolis	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$9470

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$696
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$742
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$679
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$670
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$694
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$683
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$599
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$736
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$646
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$608
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$619
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$636
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$538
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$719
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$680
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$671
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$524
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$596
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$686
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$741
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$685
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$751
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$753
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$812
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$801
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$669
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$500