Omaha vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Omaha	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5406	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2509	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4116	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	99
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	486K	4.84M

The cost of living in Omaha is 20% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1309th and 312th ($2229 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th 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 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Omaha ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 243rd and 4th 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	$21.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.14	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1933	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24758	$18951

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754