Omaha vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	94
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	486K	664K

The cost of living in Omaha is 19% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1714th and 689th ($2106 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 5th 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 232nd and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$13809

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671