Charlotte vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$4054
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
875K
7.41M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 4% more expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 361st and 503rd ($2710 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 191st and 168th 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
$15.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$20363

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Cities near Charlotte

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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611