Raleigh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2388
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5530
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$1484
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$2447
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4749
$886
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
82
98
😀 Quality of life
88
70
🏙️ Population
468K
12.3M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 264% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 972nd and 7163rd ($2388 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd and 95th 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 Wuhan. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 221st and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Wuhan

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Raleigh Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1216
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2614
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2029
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6077
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2879
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.4
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.69
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21914
$8658

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$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586