Omaha vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	74
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	486K	459K

The cost of living in Omaha is 16% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1987th and 1097th ($2017 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 940th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 63rd vs 88th best cities to live in the United States, and 243rd vs 304th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Virginia Beach

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	Omaha	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763