Charlotte vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$3703
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
88
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
875K
488K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 16% more expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 574th and 1263rd ($2615 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 34th in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 230th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Edinburgh

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Charlotte Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$7.44
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$23136

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Cities near Charlotte

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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767