London vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	99	88
🏙️ Population	8.8M	468K

The cost of living in London is 38% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 58th and 972nd ($3296 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 892nd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 2 months in Raleigh. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 4th and 221st 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	$21.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$21914

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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