Bucharest vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	74
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	1.72M	486K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 44% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4935th and 1987th ($1138 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1557th 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 508th 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	$11.9	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$24676

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995