Charlotte vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$883
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	875K	15.7M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 103% more expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 761st and 4347th ($2528 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 1st in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 252nd and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Istanbul

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	Charlotte	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$17728

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899