Hong Kong vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	7.41M	486K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 29% more expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 532nd and 1714th ($2718 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 548th and 232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Omaha

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	Hong Kong	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$24851

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 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