Omaha vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1051
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	76	93
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	486K	2.33M

The cost of living in Omaha is 124% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 1714th and 5995th ($2106 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 7th in the United States and Taiwan, respectively. Check the United States vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Omaha compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 232nd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Omaha	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$14970

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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 Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451