Omaha vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	49
😀 Quality of life	89	92
🏙️ Population	486K	1.02M

The cost of living in Omaha is 5% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 1987th and 1668th ($2017 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 243rd and 123rd 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	$17.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891