Indianapolis vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Indianapolis	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2187	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5233	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2114	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4970	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	71	94
😀 Quality of life	90	62
🏙️ Population	888K	6.21M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 129% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1397th and 5959th ($2187 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1219th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Indianapolis ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 159th and 4932nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.2	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1457	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1013	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1686	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.5	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1980	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.4	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1865	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27094	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585