Indianapolis vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Indianapolis	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2405	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5527	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$1478	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$2331	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$550
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	888K	6.21M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 120% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1079th and 5029th ($2405 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Indianapolis ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 237th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.99	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1535	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1207	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2597	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1915	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1872	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.4	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.27	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.2	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$57	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1743	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24177	$12842

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634