Charlotte vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$890
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
68
87
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
875K
32.1M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 295% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 574th and 7185th ($2615 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 230th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Chongqing

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Charlotte Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$27717

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556