Omaha vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	74	65
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	486K	12.7M

The cost of living in Omaha is 158% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1987th and 6833rd ($2017 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 31st 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 Suzhou. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 243rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Suzhou

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	Omaha	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623