Omaha vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	41
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	486K	331K

The cost of living in Omaha is 58% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 1987th and 4626th ($2017 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th 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 63rd best city to live in the United States vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 243rd and 6148th 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	$17.5	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$5551

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699