Charlotte vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
875K
18.7M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 207% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1073rd and 6835th ($2403 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 283rd and 2285th 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
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694