Charlotte vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$2379
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$5357
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$1601
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$2918
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$453
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$3975
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
65
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
875K
3.33M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 6% more expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 761st and 989th ($2528 vs $2379) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 252nd and 288th 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
$16.6
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$9.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$12.6
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$3782
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$2332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$6638
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$3507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$86.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$77.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$13241

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CharlotteDubai

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$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

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1494
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2240
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1239
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1844
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$967
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$780
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1779
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1090
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1709
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$547
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$548
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$518
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$514
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1280
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1223
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1243
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$515
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$1068
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$585
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1056
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$589
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$897
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$563
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$507
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$605
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$464
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$901
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$546
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$529
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$829
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$573
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$536