Omaha vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Omaha	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5406	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2509	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4116	$5772
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	75	87
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	486K	1.39M

The cost of living in Omaha is 33% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1309th and 45th ($2229 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 36th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ranked 66th vs 12th best cities to live in the United States, and 243rd vs 75th 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	$21.2	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.14	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1933	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24758	$21468

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647