Omaha vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Omaha	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2008	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4747	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2000	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.2	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3934	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	74	17
😀 Quality of life	88	44
🏙️ Population	486K	7.82M

The cost of living in Omaha is 228% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1993rd and 7879th ($2008 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1551st and 222nd 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 2 months in Omaha compared to 1.2 months in Shangqiu. Omaha ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 287th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1184	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2189	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1917	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1846	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21139	$19212

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1875
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1950
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1643
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1901
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1740
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1923
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1960
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1972
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1951
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1795
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1900
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1828
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1819
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1848
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1811
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1790
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2134
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1574
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1908
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1844
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1944
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1680
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1832
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1765
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2220
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1787
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2307
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2158
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2372
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1864
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2357
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2499
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2327
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2080
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2349
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2173
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$2018

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522