Omaha vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	22
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	486K	1.96M

The cost of living in Omaha is 57% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 1993rd and 4582nd ($2008 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st and 11th 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 0.7 months in Tijuana. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 287th and 5555th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$4868

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677