Charlotte vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$592
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
79
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
875K
9.94M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 133% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 986th and 5274th ($2423 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 1st in the United States and Peru, respectively. Check the United States vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 234th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$8454

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745