Omaha vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$3920
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$747
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$1276
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$1063
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	60
😀 Quality of life	88	73
🏙️ Population	486K	335K

The cost of living in Omaha is 28% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1993rd and 3714th ($2008 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st and 2nd in the United States and Costa Rica, respectively. Check the United States vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Omaha compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 287th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Omaha	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$16872

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1471
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1362
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1361
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$872
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1228
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$1024
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
246 km or 153 mi	David	$909
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$796
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$706
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$817
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$788
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$665
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$503
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$759
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$716
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1147
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$791
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1144
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1185
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$982
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1396
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1590
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1373
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1361
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1132
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1123
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$756
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1291
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1261
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1231
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$619
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$832