Raleigh vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	82	81
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	468K	449K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 28% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 972nd and 59th ($2388 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Raleigh compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 221st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Zurich

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	Raleigh	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$29610

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717