Omaha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Omaha	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2229	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5406	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$1332	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$2509	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$657	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4116	$1905
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	486K	24.9M

The cost of living in Omaha is 96% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1309th and 4780th ($2229 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 6th 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 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Omaha ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 243rd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Shanghai

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	Omaha	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.53	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.14	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1933	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1873	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1773	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.27	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.56	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.5	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$824	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24758	$31401

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2101
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2045
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1679
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1885
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1719
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1947
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1869
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1980
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1863
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1869
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1893
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1779
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1805
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1802
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1863
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1650
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1807
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2033
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1577
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$2026
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1770
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1998
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1956
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1690
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1781
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1697
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2231
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2084
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2308
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1850
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2287
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2258
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2019
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2316
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2100
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1978

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774