Omaha vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Omaha	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$1192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5406	$2712
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$631
🏘️ Family rent	$2509	$1065
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$91.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4116	$493
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	42
😀 Quality of life	88	51
🏙️ Population	486K	316K

The cost of living in Omaha is 87% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1309th and 4621st ($2229 vs $1192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Omaha ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 243rd and 6155th 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	$21.2	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.14	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$482
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1933	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	10.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$2019
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$1397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$5.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$40
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24758	$4693

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1173
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1145
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$709
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$882
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1088
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1081
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$904
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$639
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$715
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$866
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$912
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$870
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$791
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$883
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$599
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$870
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$734
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$872
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$639
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$650
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$457
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$646
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$774
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$859
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$712
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$729
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$697