Minneapolis vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	76
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	430K	486K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 13% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1095th and 1714th ($2380 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd and 1428th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Ranked 62nd vs 70th best cities to live in the United States, and 215th vs 232nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Omaha

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	Minneapolis	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$24851

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943