Omaha vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$975
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	74	47
😀 Quality of life	88	64
🏙️ Population	486K	1.26M

The cost of living in Omaha is 49% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1993rd and 4430th ($2008 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 0.7 months in Zapopan. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 287th and 5342nd 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	$17.6	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$6434

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994