Raleigh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
95
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
468K
17.5M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 147% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1246th and 6106th ($2317 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 245th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Shenzhen

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Raleigh Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2470
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1831
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2194
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2278
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2313
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2242
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2109
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2111
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1943
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2003
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1780
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1773
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2123
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2159
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2081
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1750
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2036
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2056
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2088
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2057
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1917
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2030
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2202
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1987
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2079
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2001
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1847
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2080
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2027
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1814
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1963
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1969
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2211
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2378
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2126
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2174
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1736

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638