According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Nebraska City has an overall cost of living index of 83 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Nebraska, Nebraska City has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Nebraska's index of 89.
The standard of living in Nebraska City ranks as #491 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Nebraska. By definition, that implies Nebraska City ranks as the #5,927 most expensive place in the Cornhusker State.
Living Expense | Nebraska City | Nebraska | National Average | |
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Overall | 83 | 89 | 100 | |
Services | 98 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 100 | 97 | 100 | |
Health | 96 | 101 | 100 | |
Housing | 59 | 78 | 100 | |
Transportation | 95 | 98 | 100 | |
Utilities | 98 | 91 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Nebraska, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Nebraska City | Nebraska | United States |
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Median Home Value | $120,000 | $164,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $746 | $857 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $56,947 | $63,015 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.1x | 2.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.16x | 0.16x | 0.2x |
Item | Nebraska City | Nebraska |
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Shampoo | $0.94 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.64 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $15.57 | $14.67 |
Item | Nebraska City | Nebraska |
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Ground Beef | $4.58 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.24 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.0 | $2.05 |
Item | Nebraska City | Nebraska |
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Haircut | $17.96 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $34.01 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.38 | $2.34 |
Item | Nebraska City | Nebraska |
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Potatoes | $4.03 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.01 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.97 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $114.83 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $119.0 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $78.66 | $99.13 |
Item | Nebraska City | Nebraska |
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Gasoline | $2.07 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $49.36 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $146.44 | $167.67 |
Phone | $194.43 | $175.64 |