Omaha vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	95
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	486K	11.5M

The cost of living in Omaha is 112% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 1666th and 5654th ($2068 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 242nd and 4281st 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	$17.4	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$14254

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611