Raleigh vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
82
54
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
468K
525K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 16% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1363rd and 605th ($2265 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 533rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 54th vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 219th vs 347th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Sacramento

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Raleigh Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$20438

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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

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848