New York City vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$4141
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	8.8M	486K

The cost of living in New York City is 115% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 3rd and 1666th ($4441 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1477th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2 months in Omaha. Ranked 2nd vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 22nd vs 242nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Omaha

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	New York City	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$24732

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979