Omaha vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$3277
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$682
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1187
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	71
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	486K	1.21M

The cost of living in Omaha is 52% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1987th and 4516th ($2017 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 1st in the United States and Bulgaria, respectively. Check the United States vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 243rd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Sofia

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	Omaha	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$45
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$11223

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$713
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$763
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$871
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$787
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$704
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$878
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$857
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$617
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$683
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$733
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$665
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$593
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$887
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$694
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$619
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1108
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$1002
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$983
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$571
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$708
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$769
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$609
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$695
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1031
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1069
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$948
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$607
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1041
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$678
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$784