Charlotte vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$3848
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
35
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
875K
679K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 68% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 361st and 3024th ($2710 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 2082nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 2.4 months in El Paso. Ranked 44th vs 1464th best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 4017th 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
$15.6
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$11022

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353