Raleigh vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$764
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
20
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
468K
6.44M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 246% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 806th and 6841st ($2477 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 76th 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 202nd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Shangrao

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Raleigh Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$19047

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694