Indianapolis vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$460
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	71	95
😀 Quality of life	89	64
🏙️ Population	888K	12.4M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 104% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1474th and 5031st ($2129 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 146th and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Sao Paulo

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	Indianapolis	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$12031

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659