Omaha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	75	24
😀 Quality of life	88	39
🏙️ Population	486K	6.56M

The cost of living in Omaha is 249% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1666th and 7740th ($2068 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 242nd and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$11393

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$2014
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1994
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1698
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1996
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1759
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1949
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1859
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1865
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1878
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1857
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1853
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1831
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1854
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1706
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1829
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1709
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1777
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1649
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1993
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1848
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1992
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1922
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1720
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1684
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2196
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1710
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2259
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2121
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2322
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1825
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2437
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2290
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2039
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2325
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2124
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1979

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600