Omaha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Omaha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2324	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5516	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$1421	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4121	$2926
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	50
😀 Quality of life	87	90
🏙️ Population	486K	1.02M

The cost of living in Omaha is 7% more expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1006th and 1355th ($2324 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 909th and 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Omaha ranked 48th best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 203rd and 117th 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	$20	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.36	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3163	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.2	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1795	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.76	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.1	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.9	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.7	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24800	$21213

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1747
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2220
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2133
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1681
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1971
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1687
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1787
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1791
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2038
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1778
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1798
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1968
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1691
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1774
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1714
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1991
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1596
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1787
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2006
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1708
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1854
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1837
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$2032
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1456
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$2067
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2188
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1669
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2154
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2026
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2186
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1979
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2187
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2242
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2157
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2070
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2171
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$1996
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2058

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874