Omaha vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	486K	4.84M

The cost of living in Omaha is 19% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1666th and 745th ($2068 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 242nd 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	$17.4	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683