Omaha vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	486K	549K

The cost of living in Omaha is 19% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 1987th and 3269th ($2017 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 113th 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 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 243rd and 332nd 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	$17.5	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934