Raleigh vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2477
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5984
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$2792
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$647
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4931
$930
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
82
98
😀 Quality of life
89
70
🏙️ Population
468K
12.3M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 258% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 806th and 6979th ($2477 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 202nd and 2526th 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
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1570
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1231
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2956
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2331
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7431
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3484
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.08
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.71
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$158
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1530
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22229
$9062

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611