Charlotte vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1117
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
97
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
875K
18.7M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 265% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 361st and 6607th ($2710 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 191st and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Guangzhou

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Charlotte Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$18235

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620