Overhead and Operating cost

Overhead noun - The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes.

Operating cost is a synonym for overhead. In some cases you can use "Operating cost" instead a noun "Overhead".

Operating cost noun - The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes.

Overhead is a synonym for operating cost in money needed to run a business topic. You can use "Overhead" instead a noun phrase "Operating cost".