Charlotte vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$927
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
68
93
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
875K
9.37M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 277% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 986th and 7469th ($2423 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 101st 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 234th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$9056

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17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663