Raleigh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2317
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$2327
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$612
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4411
$1151
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
82
97
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
468K
12.3M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 255% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 1246th and 7564th ($2317 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 107th 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 1.8 months in Wuhan. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 6th in China, while ranked 245th and 2134th 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
$18
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.67
$1.76
☕ Cappuccino
$6.02
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1919
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$3218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2208
$1620
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.1
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.71
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$137
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1374
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24650
$8927

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Cities near Raleigh

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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$624
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$639
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$657
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$645
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$599
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$682
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$634
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$651
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$615
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$591
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$608
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$599
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$585
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$590
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$602
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$594
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$575
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$605
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$599
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$610
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$589
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$563
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$579
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$561
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$554
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$562
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$568
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$647
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$529
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$603
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$570
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$539
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$544
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$596
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$552
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$595
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$584