Omaha vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Omaha	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2106	$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5002	$1842
🏠 One person rent	$1238	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.8	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$940
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	76	89
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	486K	13.9M

The cost of living in Omaha is 226% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1714th and 7452nd ($2106 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1428th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Omaha ranked 70th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 232nd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Tianjin

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	Omaha	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1240	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$947	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2216	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1742	$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.2	$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1908	$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.16	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.65	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.9	$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$57
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24851	$18657

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$641
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$707
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$619
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$750
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$688
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$565
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1029
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$558
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$564
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$660
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$614
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$456
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$580
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$616
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$533
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$505
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$574
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$454
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$741
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$654
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$523
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$527
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$499
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$535
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$615
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$544
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$550
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$562
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$573