Omaha vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	42
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	486K	331K

The cost of living in Omaha is 55% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1714th and 4346th ($2106 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th 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 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 232nd and 6280th 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	$17.9	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$6470

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698