Indianapolis vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	54
😀 Quality of life	89	66
🏙️ Population	888K	1.49M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 200% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1079th and 6758th ($2405 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th and 33rd 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 0.5 months in Recife. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 237th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$11966

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592