Guadalajara vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$3911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	74
😀 Quality of life	62	89
🏙️ Population	1.39M	486K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 38% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4689th and 1987th ($1241 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1557th in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5768th and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Omaha

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	Guadalajara	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$24676

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

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