Omaha vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$1231
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	74	85
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	486K	5.65M

The cost of living in Omaha is 88% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 1987th and 5142nd ($2017 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 4th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 243rd and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Saint Petersburg

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	Omaha	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606