Raleigh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$709
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	24
😀 Quality of life	88	39
🏙️ Population	468K	6.56M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 303% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 972nd and 7740th ($2388 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd and 263rd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 221st and 7044th 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	$17.1	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$11393

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600