Raleigh vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
20
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
468K
6.49M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 282% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 304th and 6691st ($2757 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 70th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 235th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$20642

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696