Omaha vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	38
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	486K	767K

The cost of living in Omaha is 47% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 1714th and 4147th ($2106 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th 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 1.4 months in Zagreb. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 232nd and 742nd 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	$17.9	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$12234

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890