Omaha vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$240
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	96
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	486K	8.69M

The cost of living in Omaha is 208% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 1714th and 7204th ($2106 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 6th in the United States and Iran, respectively. Check the United States vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 232nd and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Tehran

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	Omaha	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$2007

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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 Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$628
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$622
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$638
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$607
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$635
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$604
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$598
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$637
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$640
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$641
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$704
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$588
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$598
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$530
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$503
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$582
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$643
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$542
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$515
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$497
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$472
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$430
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$457
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$426
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$494
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488