Omaha vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	87
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	486K	1.01M

The cost of living in Omaha is 47% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1714th and 6th ($2106 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 4th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 70th vs 21st best cities to live in the United States, and 232nd vs 88th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs San Jose, United States

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	Omaha	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$22302

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254