Omaha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Omaha	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5406	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$2509	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4116	$2861
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	71
😀 Quality of life	88	77
🏙️ Population	486K	7.01M

The cost of living in Omaha is 40% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1309th and 3292nd ($2229 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Omaha ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 243rd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.14	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1933	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24758	$10359

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489