Raleigh vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	85
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	468K	9.07M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 320% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 1213th and 8245th ($2327 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th and 341st 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 Shenyang. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 212th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Shenyang

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	Raleigh	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$24707

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501