Omaha vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	76	73
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	486K	7.01M

The cost of living in Omaha is 29% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1714th and 3418th ($2106 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 232nd and 759th 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	$17.9	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$9818

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463