Omaha vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	95
😀 Quality of life	90	69
🏙️ Population	486K	11.5M

The cost of living in Omaha is 100% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1714th and 5192nd ($2106 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 1st in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 232nd and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Sao Paulo

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	Omaha	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666