Budapest vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$750	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$3911
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	74
😀 Quality of life	81	89
🏙️ Population	1.69M	486K

The cost of living in Budapest is 27% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4163rd and 1987th ($1469 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1557th 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 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 680th and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Omaha

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	Budapest	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$24676

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

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