Foshan vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$4747
🏠 One person rent	$234	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$2000
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$3934
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	74
😀 Quality of life	72	88
🏙️ Population	9.5M	486K

The cost of living in Foshan is 69% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7755th and 1993rd ($627 vs $2008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1551st 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 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 2 months in Omaha. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 2991st and 287th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Foshan	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$2189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$1917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$1846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$9.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$96.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$21139

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018