Beijing vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$6031
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1631
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$2780
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$4594
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	77	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	875K

The cost of living in Beijing is 59% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 5141st and 574th ($1067 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 508th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 763rd and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Charlotte

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	Beijing	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$25869

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088