Raleigh vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
18
😀 Quality of life
89
46
🏙️ Population
468K
6.49M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 231% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1363rd and 7385th ($2265 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 80th 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 54th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 219th and 7068th 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
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$25646

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628