Charlotte vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$883
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	94
😀 Quality of life	88	73
🏙️ Population	875K	20.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 321% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 361st and 7269th ($2710 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 196th 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 44th best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 191st and 1633rd 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	$15.6	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$18347

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2350
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2223
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2287
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1935
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2073
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2153
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2112
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2094
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1573
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1902
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1932
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2139
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2084
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2052
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2082
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2190
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$1855
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2181
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1991
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2184
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1949
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1888
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2236
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2664
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2119
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2105
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2119

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587