Brussels vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$3934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	91	88
🏙️ Population	196K	486K

The cost of living in Brussels is 1% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1939th and 1993rd ($2030 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1551st in Belgium and the United States, respectively. Check Belgium vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 2 months in Omaha. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 121st and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Omaha

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	Brussels	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$21139

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018