Omaha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Omaha Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5406
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2509
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$657
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4116
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
486K
17.7M

The cost of living in Omaha is 133% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1309th and 5948th ($2229 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1150th and 13th 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 1.8 months in Omaha compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Omaha ranked 66th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 243rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Omaha Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.14
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3026
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1933
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.27
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.56
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.5
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.1
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$824
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24758
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Council Bluffs
$1783
14 km or 8.6 mi Bellevue
$2101
44 km or 27 mi Fremont
$2045
75 km or 47 mi Lincoln
$1679
114 km or 71 mi Columbus
$1885
140 km or 87 mi Sioux
$1719
145 km or 90 mi Norfolk
$1947
183 km or 114 mi Waukee
$1859
194 km or 121 mi Urbandale
$1869
195 km or 121 mi St. Joseph
$1980
195 km or 121 mi West Des Moines
$1863
198 km or 123 mi Johnston
$1869
200 km or 124 mi Grand Island
$1893
203 km or 126 mi Des Moines
$1779
205 km or 128 mi Fort Dodge
$1805
207 km or 129 mi Ankeny
$1802
213 km or 133 mi Hastings
$1863
217 km or 135 mi Ames
$1650
236 km or 147 mi Manhattan
$1807
236 km or 147 mi Leavenworth
$2033
248 km or 154 mi Topeka
$1577
259 km or 161 mi Junction
$2026
259 km or 161 mi Sioux Falls
$1770
260 km or 161 mi Gladstone
$1998
263 km or 163 mi Liberty
$1956
264 km or 164 mi Lawrence
$1690
265 km or 165 mi Kearney
$1781
266 km or 165 mi Kansas City
$2053
272 km or 169 mi Marshalltown
$1697
272 km or 169 mi Shawnee
$2231
275 km or 171 mi Kansas
$2084
277 km or 172 mi Lenexa
$2308
278 km or 173 mi Independence
$1850
279 km or 173 mi Prairie Village
$2287
283 km or 176 mi Overland Park
$2433
285 km or 177 mi Olathe
$2258
285 km or 177 mi Raytown
$2019
287 km or 178 mi Leawood
$2316
288 km or 179 mi Gardner
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Blue Springs
$1978

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618