Omaha vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	33
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	486K	543K

The cost of living in Omaha is 4% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1987th and 2278th ($2017 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 1724th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 63rd vs 164th best cities to live in the United States, and 243rd vs 490th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Tucson

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	Omaha	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190