Bucharest vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	75
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	1.72M	486K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 52% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5565th and 1666th ($988 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 242nd 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	$10.5	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$24732

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979