Omaha vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Omaha	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2324	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5516	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$1421	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4121	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	75	100
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	486K	24.9M

The cost of living in Omaha is 95% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 1006th and 4461st ($2324 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 909th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Omaha ranked 48th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 203rd and 558th 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	$20	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.5	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.36	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3163	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1855	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1795	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.76	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.1	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.9	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.7	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.5	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$745	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24800	$28143

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1747
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2220
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$2133
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1681
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1971
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1687
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1787
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1791
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2038
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1778
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1798
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1968
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1691
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1774
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1714
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1991
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1596
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1787
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2006
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1708
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1854
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1837
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$2032
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1456
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$2067
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2188
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1669
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2154
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2026
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2186
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1979
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2187
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2242
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2157
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2070
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2171
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$1996
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2058

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740