Omaha vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$491
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	95
😀 Quality of life	89	67
🏙️ Population	486K	6.21M

The cost of living in Omaha is 99% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1987th and 5559th ($2017 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th 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 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 243rd and 4845th 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	$17.5	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$13739

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631