Omaha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2307
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$808
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	96
😀 Quality of life	90	78
🏙️ Population	486K	17.5M

The cost of living in Omaha is 140% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1714th and 6334th ($2106 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 232nd and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Shenzhen

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	Omaha	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$22402

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$662
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$662
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1746
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$518
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$608
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$829
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$758
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$589
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$941
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$827
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$766
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$777
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$816
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$892
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$579
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$669
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$454
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$809
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$765
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$766
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$780
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$773
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$897
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$750
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$726
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$693
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$707
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$677
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$901
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$546
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$634