Minneapolis vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	75
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	430K	486K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 12% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1145th and 1666th ($2308 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 1477th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 2 months in Omaha. Ranked 53rd vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 242nd 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	$19.1	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$24732

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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