Bucharest vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$5728
🏠 One person rent	$525	$1450
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$2501
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$4546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	70
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	1.72M	888K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 53% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4913th and 1089th ($1116 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 957th in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Indianapolis

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	Bucharest	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.7	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$27445

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

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