Charlotte vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$1140
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$848
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
875K
6.6M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 488% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 761st and 8897th ($2528 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 17th in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 2 months in Chennai. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 252nd and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$1573

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306