Omaha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$3333
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	50
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	486K	1.02M

The cost of living in Omaha is 0.5% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1714th and 1744th ($2106 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 24th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 232nd and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Ottawa

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	Omaha	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822