Omaha vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2444
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$900
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$1024
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	74	95
😀 Quality of life	89	77
🏙️ Population	486K	17.5M

The cost of living in Omaha is 115% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1987th and 6106th ($2017 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 12th 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 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 243rd and 1113th 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	$17.5	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$22916

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$674
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$666
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1718
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$534
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$621
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$848
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$782
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$943
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$844
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$765
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$795
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$832
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$896
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$589
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$807
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$673
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$465
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$816
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$760
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$769
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$790
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$789
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$814
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$730
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$738
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$698
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$723
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$694
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$903
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$533
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$638