Omaha vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	90	100
🏙️ Population	486K	5.45M

The cost of living in Omaha is 20% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1714th and 649th ($2106 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th 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 70th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 232nd and 3rd 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	$17.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$19140

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710