Omaha vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	54
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	486K	1.49M

The cost of living in Omaha is 150% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1987th and 6735th ($2017 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 27th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 243rd and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Recife

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	Omaha	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$13958

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583