Charlotte vs Fresno - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Fresno
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$2485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$5571
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1592
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$2728
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$3630
😷 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 3% less expensive than in Fresno. Cities ranked 1073rd and 909th ($2403 vs $2485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 790th 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 78th vs 183rd best cities to live in the United States, and 283rd vs 558th 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
$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$7.03
 Cappuccino
$5.24
$5.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$1505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$2435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$76.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2696
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$3015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$47.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$4.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$1123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$12990

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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 Fresno

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2440
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2523
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2517
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2562
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2494
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2454
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2454
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2547
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2107
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2276
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2435
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2391
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2797
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2565
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2605
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2440
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2390
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2608
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2851
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2854
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2992
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2768
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2300
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2586
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2445
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2276
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3017
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$1940
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$3067
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2261
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2651
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2658
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3676
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2468
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2089
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$1923
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2864
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2280