Omaha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	38
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	486K	574K

The cost of living in Omaha is 22% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1993rd and 3402nd ($2008 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 287th and 327th 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	$17.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$8149

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913