Indianapolis vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$1997
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$603
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$626
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	54
😀 Quality of life	89	43
🏙️ Population	888K	1.66M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 179% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1474th and 6515th ($2129 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th and 31st 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Recife. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 42nd in Brazil, while ranked 146th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Recife

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	Indianapolis	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$1068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$5.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$8.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$347
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$19214

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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

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$659
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$636
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$466
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$614
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$670
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$504
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$539
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$612
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$651
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$598
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$609
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$593
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$634
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$567
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$606
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$576
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$596
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$600
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$611
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$619
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$598
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$619
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$635
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$814
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$436
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$444
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$745
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$618
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525