Charlotte vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$1739
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
34
😀 Quality of life
89
85
🏙️ Population
875K
679K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 31% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 1073rd and 2753rd ($2403 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 1911th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in El Paso. Ranked 78th vs 154th best cities to live in the United States, and 283rd vs 472nd 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
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$5.24
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$12.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$6914

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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 El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1002
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1876
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1641
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1734
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$896
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1855
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1928
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1924
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1008
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2026
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1055
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2040
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2231
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$953
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2045
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1930
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2110
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2059
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1724
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$776
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2050
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2216
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2190
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2220
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1934
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2140
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2444
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2490
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2366
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$3022
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$2023
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1087
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2418
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2381
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2396
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2384