Omaha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$2285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	74	70
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	486K	7.01M

The cost of living in Omaha is 24% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1987th and 3529th ($2017 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 243rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Riyadh

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	Omaha	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487