Raleigh vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Raleigh	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2757	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6734	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$1795	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$3490	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4345	$4454
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	82	75
😀 Quality of life	87	85
🏙️ Population	468K	459K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 31% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 304th and 1538th ($2757 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 1363rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 58th vs 67th best cities to live in the United States, and 235th vs 280th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Virginia Beach

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	Raleigh	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1793	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1489	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3656	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3034	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.7	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9360	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4247	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.29	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.52	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.24	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22084	$18553

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685