Omaha vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$5553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	86
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	486K	1.39M

The cost of living in Omaha is 43% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1987th and 50th ($2017 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 38th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 63rd vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 243rd vs 137th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs San Diego

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	Omaha	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$26517

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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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804