Indianapolis vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	91	69
🏙️ Population	888K	11.5M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 127% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1089th and 5192nd ($2382 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th and 1st 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 186th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$15428

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666