Charlotte vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$1808
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$445
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$892
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	94
😀 Quality of life	88	72
🏙️ Population	875K	20.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 296% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 574th and 7209th ($2615 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 151st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 230th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Chengdu

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	Charlotte	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$15153

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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

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$614
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$605
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$587
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$572
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$611
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$591
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$604
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$624
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$559
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$625
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$550
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$588
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$613
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$574
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$570
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$609
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$609
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$560
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$551
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$627
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$642
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$607
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$596
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$575
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$593
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$600
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$584
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$595
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$620
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$569
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$568
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$612
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$555
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$591