Bucharest vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$2324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$449	$1421
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$663
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$4121
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	75
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	1.72M	486K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 59% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5593rd and 1006th ($961 vs $2324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 909th 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Omaha. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Omaha ranked 48th in the United States, while ranked 703rd and 203rd 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	$9.66	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$85.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$5.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$3163
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$2007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$307
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$78.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$1795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$55
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$5.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$8.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$96.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$24800

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1747
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2220
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2133
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1681
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1971
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1687
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1787
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1791
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2038
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1778
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1798
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1968
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1691
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1774
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1714
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1991
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1596
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1787
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2006
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1708
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1854
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1837
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$2032
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1456
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$2067
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2188
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1669
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2154
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2026
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2186
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1979
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2187
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2242
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2157
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2070
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2171
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$1996
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2058