Minsk vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minsk	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$924	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2352	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$455	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$813	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$692	$3934
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	74
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	2M	486K

The cost of living in Minsk is 54% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6121st and 1993rd ($924 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1551st in Belarus and the United States, respectively. Check Belarus vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 2 months in Omaha. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 4446th and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Minsk	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.23	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$562	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1020	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.41%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.21	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.16	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.98	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.33	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.97	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.46	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$406	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14758	$21139

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$676
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$608
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$477
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1434
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$669
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$974
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$355
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$527
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$938
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$881
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$445
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$859
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1258
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$928
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$982
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$835
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1114
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1229
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$629
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$895
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$669
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1170
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$964
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1078
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$479
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1060
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1000
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$397
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$543
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$893
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1023
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1254
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1165
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$591
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1205
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1374
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$938
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$853

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