Charlotte vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Charlotte Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2680
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6364
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$1682
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$3225
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4737
$2843
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
87
91
🏙️ Population
875K
7.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 7% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 106th and 63rd ($2680 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1st 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 Hong Kong. Charlotte ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 195th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Hong Kong

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Charlotte Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1727
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1442
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4229
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2674
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4010
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1071
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15243
$18730

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$2010
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$2012
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
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23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2022
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$1973
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1956
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1956
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2012
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2101
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2009
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1920
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$1989
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2011
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2011
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1591
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2012
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2081
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2008
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1715
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2010
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1898
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1989
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$1852
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2010
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1687
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1697
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2015
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$2011
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2034
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1847
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1264
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2012
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2572
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2012
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$1774
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2660
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1841
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1690

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705