Ningbo vs Omaha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ningbo	Omaha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$713	$2106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$5002
🏠 One person rent	$302	$1238
🏘️ Family rent	$533	$2160
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$72	$95.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$768	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	76
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	9.4M	486K

The cost of living in Ningbo is 66% less expensive than in Omaha. Cities ranked 7025th and 1714th ($713 vs $2106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 Ningbo compared to 1.9 months in Omaha. Ningbo ranked 49th best city to live in China vs Omaha ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 6133rd and 232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Omaha

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	Ningbo	Omaha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.21	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.3	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.32	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$2216
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$1742
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.9	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.65	$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5268	$1908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3300	$1793
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.29	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.88	$9.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.69	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.62	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.9	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15234	$24851

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Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$576
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$740
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$597
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$826
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1128
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1003
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$672
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$677
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$696
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$631
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$673
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$771
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$586
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$632
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$696
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$679
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$753
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$612
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$674
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$642
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$700
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$634
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$637
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$639
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$601
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$621
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$604
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$659
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$622
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$630
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$597
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$597
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$620
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$634
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$618
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$531

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