Charlotte vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$3975
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
68
72
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
875K
906K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 23% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 361st and 1282nd ($2710 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 1143rd 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 44th vs 47th best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 202nd 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
$15.6
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$5.03
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$10456

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Cities near Charlotte

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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861