Chongqing vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5023
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1218
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2227
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$4141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	75
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	32.1M	486K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 69% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7340th and 1666th ($634 vs $2068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 2 months in Omaha. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 1675th and 242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Omaha

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	Chongqing	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$1708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$1801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$6.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$8.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$95.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$94.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$917
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$24732

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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