Omaha vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	74	74
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	486K	459K

The cost of living in Omaha is 18% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 1993rd and 978th ($2008 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st and 841st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 83rd vs 82nd best cities to live in the United States, and 287th vs 286th 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	$17.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$16143

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769