Omaha vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Omaha	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5406	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$2509	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4116	$6770
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	81
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	486K	447K

The cost of living in Omaha is 34% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1309th and 41st ($2229 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 3rd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 2 months in Zurich. Omaha ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 243rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Zurich

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	Omaha	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.14	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1933	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24758	$20539

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843