Charlotte vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$4584
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1131
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$3404
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
68
82
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
875K
373K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 27% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 946th and 2199th ($2470 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1674th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Cleveland. Ranked 64th vs 99th best cities to live in the United States, and 246th vs 320th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Cleveland

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Charlotte Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$66.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$1613
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$18712

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092