Maoming vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$422	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	82
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	6.17M	468K

The cost of living in Maoming is 66% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6807th and 1246th ($789 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1054th 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 100th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 6563rd and 245th 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	$2.18	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$24650

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736