Charlotte vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$4153
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	875K	8.8M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 23% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 761st and 58th ($2528 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 2nd in the United States and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the United States vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.3 months in London. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 252nd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs London

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	Charlotte	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009