Budapest vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Budapest	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1109	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2730	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$553	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$965	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1229	$4141
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	75
😀 Quality of life	79	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	486K

The cost of living in Budapest is 46% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4777th and 1666th ($1109 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 2 months in Omaha. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 618th and 242nd 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	$9.45	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$426	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4106	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2694	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.93	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.15	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.3	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$374	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11151	$24732

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039

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