Charlotte vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$863
😷 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 305% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 761st and 7421st ($2528 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 164th 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 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 252nd and 1890th 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	$16.6	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$11550

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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

Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574