Omaha vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	76	24
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	486K	6.56M

The cost of living in Omaha is 249% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1714th and 7790th ($2106 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 232nd and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599