New York City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$4749
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	8.8M	468K

The cost of living in New York City is 86% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3rd and 972nd ($4441 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Ranked 2nd vs 51st best cities to live in the United States, and 22nd vs 221st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Raleigh

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	New York City	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$21914

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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