Changsha vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$4141
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	75
😀 Quality of life	68	88
🏙️ Population	10M	486K

The cost of living in Changsha is 72% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7932nd and 1666th ($577 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th 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 Changsha compared to 2 months in Omaha. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 3100th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Omaha

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	Changsha	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$24732

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

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