Omaha vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	94
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	486K	664K

The cost of living in Omaha is 12% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1666th and 1038th ($2068 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 3rd 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 242nd and 68th 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	$17.4	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$10730

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514