Raleigh vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Raleigh	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2317	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5372	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$1430	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$2327	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.3	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	46
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	468K	750K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 26% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 1246th and 2723rd ($2317 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1054th and 95th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Raleigh ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 245th and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Winnipeg

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	Raleigh	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.67	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$6.02	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1562	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1919	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2208	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.71	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$137	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1374	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24650	$13280

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429