Moscow vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$3934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	13.3M	486K

The cost of living in Moscow is 16% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 3277th and 1993rd ($1678 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1551st in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 2 months in Omaha. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 2774th and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Omaha

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	Moscow	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$21139

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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