Omaha vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2247
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$316
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	76	62
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	486K	1.76M

The cost of living in Omaha is 139% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1714th and 6318th ($2106 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 2nd in the United States and Ecuador, respectively. Check the United States vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 232nd and 6166th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Quito

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	Omaha	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$9282

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$585
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$542
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$649
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$604
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$509
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$608
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$622
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$776
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$745
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$859
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$869
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1006
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$780
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$728
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$712
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$572
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$587
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$489
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$601
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$582
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$759
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$782
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$693
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$565
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$656
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$511
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$704
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$596
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$648
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$609
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$667
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$679
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$655
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$730
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$515