Raleigh vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$2766
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	82	80
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	468K	568K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 5% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 972nd and 1194th ($2388 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd and 11th 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 1.2 months in Surrey. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 221st and 122nd 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	$17.1	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$12026

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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

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606