Omaha vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2721
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$844
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	91
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	486K	6.26M

The cost of living in Omaha is 90% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 1714th and 4939th ($2106 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 1st in the United States and Chile, respectively. Check the United States vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 232nd and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Santiago

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	Omaha	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$9190

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$768
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$874
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$760
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$714
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$780
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$839
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$849
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$845
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1065
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$885
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$908
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$911
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$752
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$877
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$897
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$877
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$838
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$821
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$639
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$806
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$848
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$578
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$724
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$666
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$829
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$833
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$756
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$746
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$657
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$874
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$801
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$750
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$840
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$752
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$800
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$798
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$571
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$827