Berlin vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$4141
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	3.78M	486K

The cost of living in Berlin is 2% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1762nd and 1666th ($2027 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1477th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2 months in Omaha. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 21st and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Omaha

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	Berlin	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$24732

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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