Raleigh vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Raleigh	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5984	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$2792	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4931	$739
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	85
😀 Quality of life	89	68
🏙️ Population	468K	9.07M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 382% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 806th and 8584th ($2477 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 202nd and 3326th 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	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.6	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1231	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2956	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2331	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7431	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.08	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.71	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22229	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511