Omaha vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	76	45
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	486K	750K

The cost of living in Omaha is 16% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1714th and 2674th ($2106 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 79th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 232nd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Winnipeg

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	Omaha	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714