Charlotte vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$957
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
68
88
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
875K
32.1M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 299% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 761st and 7340th ($2528 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 252nd and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$26796

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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

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539