Charlotte vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
68
84
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
875K
9.37M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 267% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1073rd and 7557th ($2403 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 283rd and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Hefei

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Charlotte Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$9430

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677