Omaha vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2985
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1050
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$2134
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	96
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	486K	2.75M

The cost of living in Omaha is 58% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1987th and 4625th ($2017 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 25th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 243rd and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Osaka

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	Omaha	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$13598

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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

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993