London vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$4931
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	99	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	468K

The cost of living in London is 38% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 37th and 806th ($3427 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 719th 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 1.4 months in London compared to 2 months in Raleigh. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 202nd 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	$23	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$22229

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753