Chengdu vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$240	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4141
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	94	75
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	20.9M	486K

The cost of living in Chengdu is 70% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7421st and 1666th ($623 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 2 months in Omaha. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 1890th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Omaha

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	Chengdu	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$24732

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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