Beijing vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$5406
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2509
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$657
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	486K

The cost of living in Beijing is 52% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5141st and 1309th ($1067 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1150th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Omaha. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Omaha

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	Beijing	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$4.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$1933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$6.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$8.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$24758

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978