Minsk vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minsk	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$836	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2112	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$54	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$632	$3911
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	74
😀 Quality of life	68	89
🏙️ Population	2M	486K

The cost of living in Minsk is 59% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 6618th and 1987th ($836 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1557th 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 0.8 months in Minsk compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 4692nd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Omaha

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	Minsk	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.71	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$494	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.58%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2225	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.49	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.97	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.5	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.8	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12897	$24676

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Cities near Minsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi	Barysaw	$628
136 km or 85 mi	Baranavichy	$568
139 km or 86 mi	Babruysk	$450
171 km or 107 mi	Vilnius	$1461
182 km or 113 mi	Mogilev	$622
218 km or 135 mi	Utena	$1003
220 km or 137 mi	Vitebsk	$335
221 km or 137 mi	Pinsk	$484
229 km or 142 mi	Daugavpils	$952
235 km or 146 mi	Alytus	$907
247 km or 154 mi	Grodno	$399
249 km or 155 mi	Jonava	$890
260 km or 161 mi	Kaunas	$1279
280 km or 174 mi	Gomel	$545
283 km or 176 mi	Marijampole	$947
288 km or 179 mi	Panevezys	$1012
290 km or 180 mi	Rezekne	$853
303 km or 188 mi	Suwalki	$1133
303 km or 189 mi	Bialystok	$1214
307 km or 191 mi	Smolensk	$589
308 km or 191 mi	Jekabpils	$912
330 km or 205 mi	Brest	$589
342 km or 212 mi	Elk	$1184
353 km or 219 mi	Siauliai	$1001
363 km or 226 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
367 km or 228 mi	Chernihiv	$500
371 km or 231 mi	Lomza	$1062
374 km or 232 mi	Ogre	$1027
376 km or 233 mi	Rivne	$405
382 km or 238 mi	Lutsk	$554
390 km or 243 mi	Jelgava	$908
401 km or 249 mi	Siedlce	$1028
403 km or 250 mi	Riga	$1248
406 km or 252 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
412 km or 256 mi	Zhytomyr	$562
413 km or 257 mi	Chelm	$1220
416 km or 259 mi	Jurmala	$1423
426 km or 265 mi	Valmiera	$944
427 km or 265 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
434 km or 269 mi	Kyiv	$882

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