Omaha vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$4131
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	75	99
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	486K	1.6M

The cost of living in Omaha is 20% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1666th and 664th ($2068 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 610th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 57th vs 28th best cities to live in the United States, and 242nd vs 138th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Philadelphia

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	Omaha	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693