Charlotte vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$1129
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
91
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
875K
11.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 210% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 574th and 6287th ($2615 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 230th and 2189th 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
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$22679

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774