Omaha vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	486K	2.75M

The cost of living in Omaha is 3% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 1987th and 1819th ($2017 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 243rd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Rome

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	Omaha	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358