Omaha vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$7072
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$2101
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$3780
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$4276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	89
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	486K	5.87M

The cost of living in Omaha is 35% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 1993rd and 165th ($2008 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 287th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Singapore City

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	Omaha	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$27027

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2823
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$843
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$501
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$717
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$737
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$759
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$707
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$617
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$488
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$466
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$610
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$654
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$798
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$741
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$417
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$743
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$621
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$794
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$677
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$371
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$530
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$555
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$393
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$422
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$438
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$720
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$762
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637