Omaha vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	22
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	486K	1.96M

The cost of living in Omaha is 74% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1714th and 4681st ($2106 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th 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 70th best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 232nd and 5591st 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	$17.9	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$4593

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642