Raleigh vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	82	17
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	468K	7.01M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 289% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 1246th and 7977th ($2317 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 234th 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 245th and 7375th 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	$18	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$2.28
🥤 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	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$9042

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507