Raleigh vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$2017
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$799
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
18
😀 Quality of life
89
47
🏙️ Population
468K
6.49M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 248% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 1246th and 7479th ($2317 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 91st 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 204th in China, while ranked 245th and 6989th 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
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$47.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$4424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$2203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$5.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$5.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$40.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$6.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$30231

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$586
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$610
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$594
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$617
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$428
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$628
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$595
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$598
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$697
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$682
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$539
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$667
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$599
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$544
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$634
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$654
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$634
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$644
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$763
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$705
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$646
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$579
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$602
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$665
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$860
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$656
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$603
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$652
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$588
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$680
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$680
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$630
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$677
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$643
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$651
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$682
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$668
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$603
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$633