Beijing vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	75	88
🏙️ Population	21.9M	875K

The cost of living in Beijing is 60% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 5387th and 761st ($1016 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 705th 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 989th and 252nd 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	$3.86	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$25956

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888