Budapest vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$5233
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2114
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4970
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	71
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	1.69M	888K

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1397th ($1185 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 551st and 159th 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	$10.4	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$27094

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

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