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Omaha vs Sioux City

$67/mo less in Sioux City

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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OmahaSioux CityAbout 86 miles apart, close enough to drive.

  • Sioux City costs you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 222 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,569/mo in Sioux City. $2,636/mo in Omaha. −$804 a year.

Omaha

$2,636

left each month

Sioux City

$2,569

−$67 vs Omaha

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Same paycheck, another city.

Sioux City wins 1 of 4Omaha 2 · ties 1
$5,604Take-home · Omaha$5,468
$1,089Rent$1,089
$1,879Other bills · Sioux City$1,810
$2,636Left over · Omaha$2,569

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In 2022-2023, 73 households moved Omaha → Sioux City (avg AGI $46,644). 193 went the other way. The whole move →

−$67 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthOmahaSioux City
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Omaha, NE and Sioux City, IA
Per monthOmahaSioux CityDifference
Gross pay$7,417$7,097−$320
Income and payroll tax$1,813$1,629−$184
Take-home pay$5,604$5,468−$136
Rent$1,089$1,089$0
Getting around$545$547+$2
Groceries$368$348−$20
Healthcare$414$392−$22
Utilities$230$218−$12
Everything else$322$305−$17
Left over$2,636$2,569−$67

Salary to match Omaha

$86,500

Gross pay in Sioux City that leaves the same amount as $89,000 in Omaha.

Tax difference

+$1,068

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 24.4% in Omaha, 23.0% in Sioux City.

More about Sioux City

Omaha, NE in full

A 21-minute commute and one of the most stable job markets in the Midwest.

Sioux City, IA in full

A flat 3.8% state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,296 and 222 sunny days; commutes average 17 minutes.

The other way

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Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Sioux City than Omaha?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Sioux City leaves about $67 less a month. A one-bedroom is about $1,089 in Omaha and $1,089 in Sioux City.

Does Sioux City have state income tax?

Sioux City is in Iowa, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Omaha to Sioux City?

The paycheck is taxed in Iowa. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Omaha and Sioux City changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.