Charlotte vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$1351
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	93
😀 Quality of life	88	82
🏙️ Population	875K	546K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 50% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 574th and 2758th ($2615 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 3rd in the United States and Portugal, respectively. Check the United States vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 230th and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Lisbon

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	Charlotte	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$16143

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Cities near Charlotte

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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162