Omaha vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	94
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	486K	664K

The cost of living in Omaha is 24% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1987th and 676th ($2017 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 7th in the United States and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the United States vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 243rd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Rotterdam

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	Omaha	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727