Charlotte vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
875K
7.41M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 10% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1073rd and 621st ($2403 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 283rd and 632nd 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
$17
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$22890

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Cities near Charlotte

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

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608