Indianapolis vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$1871
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$531
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	54
😀 Quality of life	90	40
🏙️ Population	888K	1.49M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 182% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1397th and 6539th ($2187 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 14th 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 0.7 months in Recife. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 159th and 6967th 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	$25.2	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$18289

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502