Guadalajara vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$3934
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	47	74
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	1.39M	486K

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 39% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 4703rd and 1993rd ($1222 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1551st 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 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 2 months in Omaha. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 5440th and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Guadalajara	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$21139

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

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