Omaha vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	22
😀 Quality of life	89	62
🏙️ Population	486K	1.96M

The cost of living in Omaha is 56% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1987th and 4578th ($2017 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 9th in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Check the United States vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 243rd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Tijuana

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	Omaha	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$4857

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667