Omaha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$592
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$1001
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$1555
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	59
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	486K	595K

The cost of living in Omaha is 60% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1993rd and 4631st ($2008 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 287th and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$18197

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1374
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1000
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$893
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$938
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$895
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$964
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$860
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$982
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$932
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1179
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$1054
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$974
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$938
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1040
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$835
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$859
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1220
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1258
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1077
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1434
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$928
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$758
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1594
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$881
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1455
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$1085
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1114
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$1016
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1597
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1498
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$1081
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1970
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1974
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$445
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1170
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1391