London vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$4345
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	98	87
🏙️ Population	8.91M	468K

The cost of living in London is 20% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 38th and 304th ($3321 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 1.2 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 5th and 235th 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	$19.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$22084

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857