Charlotte vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$3003
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
68
44
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
875K
1.19M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 31% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 986th and 2509th ($2423 vs $1849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 1st in the United States and Qatar, respectively. Check the United States vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.6 months in Doha. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 234th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$11426

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889