Omaha vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	74	47
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	486K	1.26M

The cost of living in Omaha is 58% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 1987th and 4609th ($2017 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th 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 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 243rd and 5628th 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	$17.5	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986