Minneapolis vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$3911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	86	74
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	430K	486K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 18% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1119th and 1987th ($2384 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th and 1557th 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 71st vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 263rd 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	$19.8	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$24676

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995