Raleigh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$727
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
82
24
😀 Quality of life
89
39
🏙️ Population
468K
6.56M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 305% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 806th and 7649th ($2477 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 262nd 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 49th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 202nd and 7013th 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
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610