Charlotte vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$3678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	875K	8.8M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 36% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 1073rd and 20th ($2403 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 1st 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 months in London. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 283rd and 12th 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	$17	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$30567

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199