Nanyang vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nanyang	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$632	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1713	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$249	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$443	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$732	$4749
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	83 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	19	82
😀 Quality of life	38	88
🏙️ Population	9.71M	468K

The cost of living in Nanyang is 74% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7346th and 972nd ($632 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 892nd 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 1.2 months in Nanyang compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Nanyang ranked 320th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 7198th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nanyang vs Raleigh

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	Nanyang	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.77	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.14	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$399	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.3	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3166	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.35	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.69	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.73	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.17	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.08	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$344	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12899	$21914

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Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682