Omaha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	38
😀 Quality of life	90	88
🏙️ Population	486K	549K

The cost of living in Omaha is 29% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1714th and 3402nd ($2106 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 232nd and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Quebec City

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	Omaha	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$6103

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763