Calgary vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$3911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	1.31M	486K

The cost of living in Calgary is 5% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 1716th and 1987th ($2118 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 209th and 243rd 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	$17	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$24676

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995