Raleigh vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	79
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	468K	568K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 4% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 1246th and 1407th ($2317 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 17th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 245th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Surrey

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	Raleigh	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$12497

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798