Omaha vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	74	17
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	486K	7.01M

The cost of living in Omaha is 238% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1987th and 7977th ($2017 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th and 234th 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 Zhumadian. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 243rd and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Zhumadian

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	Omaha	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.73
⛽ 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	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507