Charlotte vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$5541
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1595
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$2667
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$633
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$3725
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
42
😀 Quality of life
89
83
🏙️ Population
875K
542K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 1% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 946th and 898th ($2470 vs $2494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 780th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Fresno. Ranked 64th vs 170th best cities to live in the United States, and 246th vs 521st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Fresno

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Charlotte Fresno
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$6.94
 Cappuccino
$5.65
$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$2419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$2328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$2653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$5.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$4.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$12948

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2451
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2526
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2532
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2576
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2511
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2449
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2473
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2562
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2098
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2275
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2414
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2141
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2404
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2825
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2568
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2623
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2477
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2413
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2631
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2860
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2861
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2984
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2785
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2305
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2590
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2456
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2309
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3073
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1931
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3048
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2259
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2668
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2677
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3698
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2545
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2088
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1936
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2878
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2374