Raleigh vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$745
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	82	19
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	468K	7.01M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 275% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 972nd and 7314th ($2388 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 221st and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Zhumadian

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	Raleigh	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.83
🥤 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	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504