Omaha vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	85
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	486K	9.07M

The cost of living in Omaha is 280% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1714th and 8245th ($2106 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 232nd and 3667th 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	$17.9	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501