Omaha vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	76	49
😀 Quality of life	90	64
🏙️ Population	486K	1.48M

The cost of living in Omaha is 81% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1714th and 4791st ($2106 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 232nd and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Zapopan

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	Omaha	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$5862

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926