Charlotte vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$688
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1289
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$2807
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
72
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
875K
616K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 80% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 574th and 3925th ($2615 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 535th in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 230th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Leipzig

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Charlotte Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$4.47
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$10026

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1387
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1347
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1349
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1360
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1320
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1342
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1365
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1273
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1365
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1345
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1384
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1170
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1306
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1210
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1376
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1421
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1330
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1191
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1228
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1393
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1095
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1306
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1231
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1387
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1379
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1354
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1386
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1211
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1215
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1387
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1367
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1386
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1386
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1413
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261