Brisbane vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$4116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	66	75
😀 Quality of life	97	88
🏙️ Population	2.36M	486K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 12% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 781st and 1309th ($2491 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1150th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.8 months in Omaha. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 15th and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Omaha

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	Brisbane	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$24758

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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