Charlotte vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$4093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
66
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
875K
3.94M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 0.7% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 1073rd and 1039th ($2403 vs $2420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th 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 78th best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 283rd and 203rd 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
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$16876

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$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

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492