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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$6191
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	87
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	486K	1.01M

The cost of living in Omaha is 46% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1666th and 8th ($2068 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 6th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 57th vs 11th best cities to live in the United States, and 242nd vs 82nd 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	$17.4	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$25839

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968