Charlotte vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
68
67
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
875K
10.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 261% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 1073rd and 7469th ($2403 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 89th 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 1.2 months in Dongguan. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 283rd and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Dongguan

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Charlotte Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$22205

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$2195
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$2174
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$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608