Omaha vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$499
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$871
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$1394
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	70
😀 Quality of life	88	78
🏙️ Population	486K	1.4M

The cost of living in Omaha is 99% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 1666th and 5261st ($2068 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 242nd and 723rd 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	$17.4	$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$663
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$3192
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$2153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$6749

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$682
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$687
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$576
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$866
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$734
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$711
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$561
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$588
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$605
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$616
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$612
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$598
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$545
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$772
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$595
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$556
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$988
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$891
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$848
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$463
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$619
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$682
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$537
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$623
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$930
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$629
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$948
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$663
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1028
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1106
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$807
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$631
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$899
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$635
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$633