Dongguan vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dongguan	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1896	$4785
🏠 One person rent	$259	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$2014
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.6	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$3911
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	67	74
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	10.5M	486K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 67% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7469th and 1987th ($666 vs $2017) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1557th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 3662nd and 243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Omaha

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	Dongguan	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.36	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1177
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$559	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$1573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$261
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.68%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6553	$1918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3642	$1849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.26	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.27	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$96.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.5	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$854
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22205	$24676

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$782
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$939
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$621
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$848
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2415
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1718
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$795
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$765
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$844
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$943
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$832
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$807
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$896
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$589
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$769
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$464
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$673
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$465
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$602
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$730
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$790
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$814
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$738
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$698
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$699
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$533
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$638
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$587
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995