Bucharest vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$4148
😷 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 4935th and 1140th ($1138 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 508th and 289th 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	$11.9	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$25946

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931