Budapest vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Budapest	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1377	$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3353	$5728
🏠 One person rent	$707	$1450
🏘️ Family rent	$1218	$2501
🍽️ Food expenses	$411	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1503	$4546
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	70
😀 Quality of life	82	91
🏙️ Population	1.69M	888K

The cost of living in Budapest is 42% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4312th and 1089th ($1377 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 957th 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 636th and 186th 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	$10.6	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.58	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$984	$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5141	$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3394	$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.3	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.03	$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$447	$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13171	$27445

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1089
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$936
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1010
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1070
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$943
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$823
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1002
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1148
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$895
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$971
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$946
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$806
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$973
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1037
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$861
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$949
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1176
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1346
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$982
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$890
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1126
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$992
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1311
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$913
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$965
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$985
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$808
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1497
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$832
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$934
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1033
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1257
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1162

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961