Cleveland vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4394
$5530
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$1484
🏘️ Family rent
$1817
$2447
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3249
$4749
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
82
😀 Quality of life
86
88
🏙️ Population
373K
468K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 20% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2110th and 972nd ($1899 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1771st and 892nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 80th vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 305th vs 221st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Raleigh

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Cleveland Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.18
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.65
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$4.81
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2260
$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1330
$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1302
$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1026
$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.1
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.79
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.16
$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.2
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.2
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1016
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18828
$21914

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1921
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1914
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$2003
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1876
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1965
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1954
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1967
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1935
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1902
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1937
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1915
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1930
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1818
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1871
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1799
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1842
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1666
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1768
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1839
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1840
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1753
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1584
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1606
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1481
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1526
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1279
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1858
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$1860

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