Omaha vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$1303
😷 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 86% more expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 1666th and 4764th ($2068 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 242nd and 596th 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	$17.4	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$13840

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220