Bucharest vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	71
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	1.72M	888K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 55% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 5565th and 1378th ($988 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1239th 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 191st 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	$10.5	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$27149

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890