London vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	468K

The cost of living in London is 61% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 20th and 1246th ($3740 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Raleigh

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	London	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$24650

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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