Omaha vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$2766
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	75	80
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	486K	568K

The cost of living in Omaha is 9% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1666th and 1194th ($2068 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 11th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 242nd and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Surrey

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	Omaha	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$12026

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606