Madrid vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$4141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	98	75
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	3.42M	486K

The cost of living in Madrid is 14% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 2443rd and 1666th ($1781 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1477th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 2 months in Omaha. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 151st and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Omaha

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	Madrid	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$24732

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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