Charlotte vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1013
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
91
😀 Quality of life
88
72
🏙️ Population
875K
11.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 226% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 361st and 6270th ($2710 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 191st and 2093rd 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
$15.6
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$5.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$26569

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740