Minneapolis vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$4116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	83	75
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	430K	486K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 1% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1228th and 1309th ($2256 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 1150th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.8 months in Omaha. Ranked 60th vs 66th best cities to live in the United States, and 234th vs 243rd 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	$20.1	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$24758

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978