Raleigh vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
95
😀 Quality of life
89
76
🏙️ Population
468K
17.5M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 128% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 1363rd and 5618th ($2265 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 219th and 1163rd 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
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648