Charlotte vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
875K
18.7M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 215% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 946th and 6854th ($2470 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 246th and 1149th 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
$17
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$19408

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711