Budapest vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$4116
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	75
😀 Quality of life	80	88
🏙️ Population	1.69M	486K

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4643rd and 1309th ($1185 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1150th 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 1.8 months in Omaha. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 551st 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	$10.4	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$24758

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978