Raleigh vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Raleigh	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5984	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$2792	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4931	$2696
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	80
😀 Quality of life	89	90
🏙️ Population	468K	568K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 3% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 806th and 890th ($2477 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 10th 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 202nd and 138th 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	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.6	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1231	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2956	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2331	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7431	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.08	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.71	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22229	$12698

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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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655