Omaha vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	94
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	486K	2.14M

The cost of living in Omaha is 18% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1987th and 978th ($2017 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 6th in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 243rd and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/omaha/perth.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Omaha vs Perth infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/omaha/perth" target="_blank">Omaha vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Omaha vs Perth

Prices for goods and services in Omaha and Perth are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Omaha	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$15409

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894