Raleigh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	21
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	468K	6.56M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 286% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1246th and 7929th ($2317 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 245th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Shaoyang

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	Raleigh	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$11939

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Cities near Raleigh

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615