Charlotte vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1882
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$752
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
68
69
😀 Quality of life
90
72
🏙️ Population
875K
10.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 266% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 986th and 7341st ($2423 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 78th 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.1 months in Dongguan. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 234th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$1.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$21416

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$2239
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598