Omaha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Omaha Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5406
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$2509
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$657
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4116
$1324
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
61
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
486K
605K

The cost of living in Omaha is 91% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1309th and 4672nd ($2229 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 2nd in the United States and Latvia, respectively. Check the United States vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Omaha ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 243rd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Riga

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Omaha Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.14
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3026
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1933
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.27
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.56
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.5
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$824
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24758
$13962

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Cities near Omaha

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Council Bluffs
$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi Bellevue
$2101
44 km or 27 mi Fremont
$2045
75 km or 47 mi Lincoln
$1679
114 km or 71 mi Columbus
$1885
140 km or 87 mi Sioux
$1719
145 km or 90 mi Norfolk
$1947
183 km or 114 mi Waukee
$1859
194 km or 121 mi Urbandale
$1869
195 km or 121 mi St. Joseph
$1980
195 km or 121 mi West Des Moines
$1863
198 km or 123 mi Johnston
$1869
200 km or 124 mi Grand Island
$1893
203 km or 126 mi Des Moines
$1779
205 km or 128 mi Fort Dodge
$1805
207 km or 129 mi Ankeny
$1802
213 km or 133 mi Hastings
$1863
217 km or 135 mi Ames
$1650
236 km or 147 mi Manhattan
$1807
236 km or 147 mi Leavenworth
$2033
248 km or 154 mi Topeka
$1577
259 km or 161 mi Junction
$2026
259 km or 161 mi Sioux Falls
$1770
260 km or 161 mi Gladstone
$1998
263 km or 163 mi Liberty
$1956
264 km or 164 mi Lawrence
$1690
265 km or 165 mi Kearney
$1781
266 km or 165 mi Kansas City
$2053
272 km or 169 mi Marshalltown
$1697
272 km or 169 mi Shawnee
$2231
275 km or 171 mi Kansas
$2084
277 km or 172 mi Lenexa
$2308
278 km or 173 mi Independence
$1850
279 km or 173 mi Prairie Village
$2287
283 km or 176 mi Overland Park
$2433
285 km or 177 mi Olathe
$2258
285 km or 177 mi Raytown
$2019
287 km or 178 mi Leawood
$2316
288 km or 179 mi Gardner
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Blue Springs
$1978

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363