Bucharest vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$4116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	75
😀 Quality of life	78	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	486K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 54% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5404th and 1309th ($1036 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1150th 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 1.8 months in Omaha. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 642nd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Omaha

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	Bucharest	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$24758

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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 Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978