Charlotte vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
875K
587K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 60% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 986th and 3903rd ($2423 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 529th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 234th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Essen

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Charlotte Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$9800

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$2239
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$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575