Beijing vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	486K

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 5387th and 1666th ($1016 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1477th 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Omaha. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 989th and 242nd 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	$3.86	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$24732

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979