Omaha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$2588
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	75	38
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	486K	549K

The cost of living in Omaha is 26% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1666th and 2883rd ($2068 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 110th 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 310th 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	$17.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732