Budapest vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$810
$1478
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$2331
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$4390
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
1.69M
888K

The cost of living in Budapest is 34% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 3675th and 1079th ($1580 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 928th in Hungary and the United States, respectively. Check Hungary vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 646th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Indianapolis

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Budapest Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$24177

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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