Omaha vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$1444
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	75	19
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	486K	630K

The cost of living in Omaha is 82% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 1666th and 4672nd ($2068 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 122nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 242nd and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Palermo

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	Omaha	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$9746

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159