Charlotte vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$742
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
68
69
😀 Quality of life
88
69
🏙️ Population
875K
10.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 286% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 761st and 7169th ($2528 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 97th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 16th in China, while ranked 252nd and 2941st among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$5615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$3422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$20945

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$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598