Maoming vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$415	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	82
😀 Quality of life	49	90
🏙️ Population	6.17M	468K

The cost of living in Maoming is 67% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6772nd and 1213th ($773 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1060th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Maoming ranked 141st best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6717th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Raleigh

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	Maoming	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$24117

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766