Bucharest vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$5233
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$2114
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$4970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	71
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	1.72M	888K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 53% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 5404th and 1397th ($1036 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 159th 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	$10.6	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$27094

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828