Charlotte vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$780
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
875K
9.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 294% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 1073rd and 7844th ($2403 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 183rd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.3 months in Foshan. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 283rd and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Foshan

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Charlotte Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$22493

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$2174
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$2113
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$2078
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$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
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Distance City Cost of living
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$782
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$848
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$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664