Omaha vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	81
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	486K	1.43M

The cost of living in Omaha is 3% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1993rd and 1833rd ($2008 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st and 1452nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Omaha compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Ranked 83rd vs 39th best cities to live in the United States, and 287th vs 156th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs San Antonio

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	Omaha	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093