Raleigh vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Raleigh

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