Charlotte vs Incheon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Incheon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1092
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$2890
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$493
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1030
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$420
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$95
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$2433
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	68	91
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	875K	2.94M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 131% more expensive than in Incheon. Cities ranked 761st and 4880th ($2528 vs $1092) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 17th in the United States and South Korea, respectively. Check the United States vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 2.2 months in Incheon. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Incheon ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 252nd and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Incheon

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	Charlotte	Incheon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$6378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$6335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$25
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$4.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$7.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$18156

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

Cities near Incheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.8 mi	Bucheon	$1163
19 km or 12 mi	Gimpo	$1099
19 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
22 km or 14 mi	Ansan	$1070
26 km or 16 mi	Anyang	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Goyang	$1171
28 km or 18 mi	Gunpo	$1098
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
31 km or 19 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Uiwang	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
38 km or 23 mi	Suwon	$1022
42 km or 26 mi	Siheung	$1283
43 km or 27 mi	Seongnam	$1400
44 km or 27 mi	Paju	$1075
46 km or 29 mi	Guri	$1122
47 km or 29 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
50 km or 31 mi	Yangju	$974
51 km or 31 mi	Hanam	$1161
51 km or 32 mi	Osan	$1042
53 km or 33 mi	Namyangju	$1129
54 km or 34 mi	Gwangju	$1165
55 km or 34 mi	Yongin	$1127
57 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1565
62 km or 38 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
63 km or 39 mi	Dangjin	$1033
65 km or 40 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
68 km or 42 mi	Pocheon	$1040
73 km or 45 mi	Icheon	$1020
75 km or 47 mi	Anseong	$1026
78 km or 48 mi	Seosan	$1036
86 km or 53 mi	Cheonan	$1151
89 km or 56 mi	Yeoju	$1026
104 km or 64 mi	Haeju	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Chuncheon	$865
113 km or 70 mi	Wonju	$1074
118 km or 74 mi	Cheongju	$936
120 km or 74 mi	Gongju	$1038
122 km or 76 mi	Sejong	$1019
126 km or 78 mi	Boryeong	$1063