Charlotte vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$712
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2015
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$89.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$748
😷 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 281% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 361st and 6733rd ($2710 vs $712) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 79th 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 1.1 months in Chongqing. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 191st and 2233rd 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
$15.6
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$1622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$57.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$27785

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$554
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$564
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548