Omaha vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	81
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	486K	449K

The cost of living in Omaha is 37% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1666th and 59th ($2068 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 2nd 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 242nd and 5th 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	$17.4	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$29610

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717