Omaha vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$1969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	39
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	486K	767K

The cost of living in Omaha is 36% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1987th and 4105th ($2017 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 6th in the United States and Croatia, respectively. Check the United States vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 243rd and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Zagreb

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	Omaha	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$12339

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1256
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1261
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1375
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1317
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1425
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1075
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$864
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$723
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1695
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$629
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1406
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1434
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1708
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$965
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$850
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1771
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1661
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$875
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1158
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1448
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1434
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1677
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1430
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1391
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1457
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$682
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1036
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1483
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1160
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1114
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$961