Calgary vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$3934
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	1.31M	486K

The cost of living in Calgary is 4% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1759th and 1993rd ($2095 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1551st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Omaha. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 187th and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Omaha

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	Calgary	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$21139

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018