Cost of Living in Lincoln, NE

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1681
$4979
🛋️ Without rent
$753
$2489
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$929
$2490
🍽️ Food
$538
$1390
🚐 Transport
$71.1
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3828
😀 Quality of life
84
🏙️ Population
291K

The average cost of living in Lincoln is $1681, which is in the top 29% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2730th out of 9294 in our global list, 2025th out of 2202 in the United States, and 11th out of 11 in Nebraska.

The median after-tax salary is $3828, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months. Ranked 316th (TOP 3%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 75th best city to live in the United States, and 2nd most liveable city in Nebraska. With an estimated population of 291K, Lincoln is the 78th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 8 km Lincoln Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 6.3 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 131 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Prices in Lincoln

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
 Cappuccino
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28712

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