Omaha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Omaha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$2236
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5406	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2509	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4116	$3150
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	50
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	486K	1.02M

The cost of living in Omaha is 0.3% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1309th and 1290th ($2229 vs $2236) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 23rd 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 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 1.4 months in Ottawa. Omaha ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 243rd and 167th 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	$21.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.14	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1933	$1732
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$5242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$4784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$94.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$1037
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24758	$20100

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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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1542
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2336
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1677
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$2004
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1828
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1897
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1799
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1791
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1912
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1996
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1686
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1861
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1954
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1821
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1927
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1896
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2057
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1878
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1823
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1845
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884