Raleigh vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Raleigh	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5984	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$2792	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4931	$3590
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ 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 4% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 806th and 656th ($2477 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 719th and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Raleigh ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 202nd and 52nd 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	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.6	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1570	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1231	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2956	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2331	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7431	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.2	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.08	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.71	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22229	$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085