Omaha vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	93
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	486K	1.4M

The cost of living in Omaha is 6% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1987th and 2387th ($2017 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 1st in the United States and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 243rd and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Prague

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	Omaha	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$17389

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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

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383