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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Omaha	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5406	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2509	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4116	$923
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	75	60
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	486K	342K

The cost of living in Omaha is 80% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1309th and 4497th ($2229 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Omaha ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 243rd and 4226th 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	$21.2	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.14	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1933	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24758	$12846

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1246
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1233
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$961
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1201
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$898
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
246 km or 153 mi	David	$833
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$664
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$697
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$712
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$774
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$550
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$457
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$639
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$593
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1098
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1091
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1182
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$953
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1249
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1384
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1231
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1249
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1081
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1088
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$715
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$734
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1192
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1173
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1145
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$650
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$883