Charlotte vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$3710
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
35
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
875K
679K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 47% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 574th and 2613th ($2615 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 1951st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 2.1 months in El Paso. Ranked 57th vs 134th best cities to live in the United States, and 230th vs 532nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs El Paso

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Charlotte El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$7468

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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 El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352