Charlotte vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$3790
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
68
73
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
875K
906K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 15% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 946th and 1634th ($2470 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1324th 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 Columbus. Ranked 64th vs 73rd best cities to live in the United States, and 246th vs 266th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Columbus

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Charlotte Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$5.65
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$20945

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936