New York City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	468K

The cost of living in New York City is 85% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4th and 1363rd ($4202 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 2nd vs 54th best cities to live in the United States, and 15th vs 219th 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	$22.6	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$24243

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729