Raleigh vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2327
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5471
$1953
🏠 One person rent
$1420
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4437
$767
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
20
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
468K
6.44M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 258% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1213th and 7433rd ($2327 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th and 94th 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 Raleigh compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 212th and 6933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.22
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.35
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1434
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1158
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2441
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3119
$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2477
$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.8
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.77
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.52
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.25
$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.8
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$161
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1578
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$28686

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$578
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$600
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$586
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$604
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$436
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$620
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$589
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$586
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$696
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$671
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$526
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$672
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$604
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$532
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$616
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$628
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$617
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$637
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$753
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$700
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$629
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$567
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$598
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$659
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$826
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$628
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$592
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$642
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$593
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$740
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$666
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$672
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$660
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$631
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$638
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$671
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$634
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$618
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$620