Los Angeles vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$4116
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	75
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	486K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 43% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 72nd and 1309th ($3187 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1150th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Omaha. Ranked 8th vs 66th best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 243rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Omaha

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	Los Angeles	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$24758

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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