Raleigh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$827
😷 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 275% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1363rd and 7943rd ($2265 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 219th and 7142nd 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
$18.3
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$13867

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619