Raleigh vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
82
78
😀 Quality of life
87
93
🏙️ Population
468K
662K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 8% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 304th and 587th ($2757 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 7th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 235th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Vancouver

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Raleigh Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$14942

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758