Cleveland vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
82
😀 Quality of life
87
89
🏙️ Population
373K
468K

The cost of living in Cleveland is 14% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2199th and 1363rd ($1941 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 1143rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 99th vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 320th vs 219th 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
$15.2
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$24243

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729