Omaha vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	41
😀 Quality of life	88	56
🏙️ Population	486K	331K

The cost of living in Omaha is 56% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1993rd and 4553rd ($2008 vs $1291) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st and 2nd in the United States and El Salvador, respectively. Check the United States vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Omaha compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 287th and 6244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs San Salvador

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	Omaha	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$4732

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706