Enhanced Cost of Living Calculator
Now includes childcare, taxes, health, housing for home owners vs renters, insurance costs and more when you upgrade to premium.
SEE MY OPTIONS
No Thanks
Cost of Living
Compare Cities
Quiz
Community Data
Crime
Climate
Schools
News
Places to Live
Find a Place
Top Lists
Rankings
Interactive Map
Login
Create Account
RALEIGH vs. GRAND RAPIDS
Cost of Living Comparison
Comparison
Food
Housing
Utilities
Commute
Health
Taxes
Childcare
Personal
Upgrade to Premium
Raleigh, North Carolina vs. Grand Rapids, Michigan
Cost of Living Comparison
The cost of living in Grand Rapids, Michigan is
12.6%
cheaper
than Raleigh, North Carolina.
You would need a salary of
$135,474
in Grand Rapids, Michigan to maintain the standard of living you have in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Comparison highlights
• Overall, Grand Rapids, Michigan is
cheaper
than Raleigh, North Carolina
• Median Home Cost is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
Median Home Cost
41% cheaper in Grand Rapids
than in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, NC vs. Grand Rapids, MI
Compared to Raleigh, Grand Rapids is:
Homeowner
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
12.6% lower
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Renter
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Food
5.4% lower
Housing (Homeowner)
39.8% lower
Housing (Rent)
Unlock with Premium
Median Home Cost
Unlock with Premium
Utilities
0.8% higher
Commute
7.3% higher
Health
14.3% lower
Taxes
Unlock with Premium
Childcare
Unlock with Premium
Personal
0.6% higher
Cost of Food
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current City
Comparison City
Silver Spring, Maryland
Columbus, Ohio
Compare
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Normandy, Missouri
Compare
Chicago, Illinois
Rockford, Illinois
Compare
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sevierville, Tennessee
Compare
Conroe, Texas
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Compare
Phoenix, Arizona
Shreveport, Louisiana
Compare
Brownsburg, Indiana
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Compare
Tampa, Florida
Irvine, California
Compare
Chelsea, Maine
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Compare
Foley, Alabama
Shorter, Alabama
Compare
Follow Us