Omaha vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$4764
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1244
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$2137
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$3073
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	79
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	486K	568K

The cost of living in Omaha is 4% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1993rd and 1777th ($2008 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st and 28th 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 1.5 months in Surrey. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 287th and 74th 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	$17.6	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$12113

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2295
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2100
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2505
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2247
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2523
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1840
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2185
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2098
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2081
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2427
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2690
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2661
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2727
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2728
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2782
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2734
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1855
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2749
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3012
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3602
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3183
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2479
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3164
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2884
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2797