Charlotte vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$4153
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
66
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
875K
3.94M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 0% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 946th and 947th ($2470 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1st in the United States and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 246th and 184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Dubai

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Charlotte Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$17401

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469