Omaha vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	54
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	486K	1.49M

The cost of living in Omaha is 182% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 1714th and 6884th ($2106 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 29th 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 0.6 months in Recife. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 232nd and 5911th 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	$17.9	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$16281

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544