Omaha vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$683
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	75	64
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	486K	1.76M

The cost of living in Omaha is 134% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 1666th and 6124th ($2068 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 3rd 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 242nd and 5845th 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	$17.4	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493