Charlotte vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$738
😷 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 574th and 7055th ($2615 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 115th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 230th and 3115th 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
$17.4
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$21927

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$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623