Charlotte vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1695
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$180
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$914
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
68
87
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
875K
32.1M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 332% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 986th and 8185th ($2423 vs $561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 322nd 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 1.6 months in Chongqing. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 7th in China, while ranked 234th and 2237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$231
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$20.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$8.46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$2367
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$58.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$23821

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$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
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$542
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$569
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$575
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$562
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537