Omaha vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	486K	468K

The cost of living in Omaha is 13% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1987th and 1246th ($2017 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 1054th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 63rd vs 64th best cities to live in the United States, and 243rd vs 245th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Raleigh

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	Omaha	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736