Omaha vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2941
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$599
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$1002
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1959
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	76	96
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	486K	2.75M

The cost of living in Omaha is 70% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1714th and 4626th ($2106 vs $1237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 29th 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 1.6 months in Osaka. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 232nd and 34th 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	$17.9	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$13640

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1133
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1045
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1091
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1044
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1002
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1033
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1081
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1045
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1010
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1044
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1012
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$992
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1015
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1025
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1043
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$997