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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Omaha	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5406	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$2509	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4116	$6972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	87
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	486K	1.01M

The cost of living in Omaha is 39% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1309th and 13th ($2229 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 11th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 66th vs 9th best cities to live in the United States, and 243rd vs 57th 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	$21.2	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.14	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1933	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24758	$23974

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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, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146