Moscow vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$959	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$3911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	96	74
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	13.3M	486K

The cost of living in Moscow is 21% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 3728th and 1987th ($1585 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1557th 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 3206th and 243rd 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	$13.2	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$24676

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

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