Dongguan vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$263	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	76
😀 Quality of life	72	90
🏙️ Population	10.5M	486K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 69% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7341st and 1714th ($662 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 1428th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 3389th and 232nd 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	$2.78	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$24851

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1963
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1995
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1614
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1856
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1712
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1911
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1873
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1883
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1901
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1889
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1857
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1822
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1827
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1757
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1761
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1875
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1827
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1902
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1647
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1912
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1667
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2237
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1749
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2271
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2110
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2311
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1765
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2390
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2261
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2266
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1943