Bucharest vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	70
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	1.72M	888K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 52% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4877th and 1079th ($1148 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 482nd and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bucharest	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$24177

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

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