Omaha vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$4145
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	99
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	486K	5.45M

The cost of living in Omaha is 29% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1987th and 348th ($2017 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 243rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Sydney

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	Omaha	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$21946

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864