Omaha vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	95
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	486K	985K

The cost of living in Omaha is 20% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1987th and 849th ($2017 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 1st in the United States and Sweden, respectively. Check the United States vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 243rd and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Stockholm

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	Omaha	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516