Amsterdam vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	921K	486K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 35% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 331st and 1666th ($2791 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2 months in Omaha. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Omaha

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	Amsterdam	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$24732

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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