Charlotte vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$922
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
84
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
875K
11.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 175% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 946th and 6257th ($2470 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 246th and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Hangzhou

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Charlotte Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$25159

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789