Omaha vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	53
😀 Quality of life	90	70
🏙️ Population	486K	8.78M

The cost of living in Omaha is 239% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1714th and 7641st ($2106 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 138th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 232nd and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Quanzhou

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	Omaha	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$9321

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941