Raleigh vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
82
86
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
468K
2.79M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 6% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1363rd and 1059th ($2265 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 219th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Toronto

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Raleigh Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$22670

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053