Omaha vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Omaha	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2068	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5023	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$2227	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.1	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4141	$723
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	75	85
😀 Quality of life	88	68
🏙️ Population	486K	9.07M

The cost of living in Omaha is 283% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1666th and 8334th ($2068 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1477th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Omaha ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 242nd and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Shenyang

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	Omaha	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1167	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1708	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1801	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.5	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.48	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.97	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.9	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.9	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$917	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24732	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500