Omaha vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$3766
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	95
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	486K	985K

The cost of living in Omaha is 18% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1993rd and 1008th ($2008 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 287th and 19th 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	$17.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$17265

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464