Omaha vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$442
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	76	95
😀 Quality of life	90	67
🏙️ Population	486K	6.21M

The cost of living in Omaha is 124% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1714th and 6006th ($2106 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 2nd 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 Rio de Janeiro. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 232nd and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Omaha	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586