Omaha vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	24
😀 Quality of life	90	44
🏙️ Population	486K	7.82M

The cost of living in Omaha is 252% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1714th and 7835th ($2106 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 232nd and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517