Minneapolis vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$3934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	86	74
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	430K	486K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 21% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1017th and 1993rd ($2434 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th and 1551st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Minneapolis compared to 2 months in Omaha. Ranked 80th vs 83rd best cities to live in the United States, and 283rd vs 287th 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	$22.7	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$21139

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

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