Charlotte vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1647
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$917
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
94
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
875K
20.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 282% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 986th and 7530th ($2423 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 114th 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 234th and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$11647

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$2239
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$2228
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$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$596
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$588
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$571
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$557
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$591
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$583
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$563
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$580
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$599
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$544
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$598
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$528
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$563
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$571
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$551
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$552
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$536
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$565
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$645
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$573
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$575
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$541
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$538
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$570
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$562
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$569
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$587
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$542
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$561
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$601
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$583
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$593
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$570
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$579
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$663
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$538
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$569
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$567
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$551
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$560