Charlotte vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	875K	8.91M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 18% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 361st and 38th ($2710 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 1.2 months in London. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 191st and 5th 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	$15.6	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$25471

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2350
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2223
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2287
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1935
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2073
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2153
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2112
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2094
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1573
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1902
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1932
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2139
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2084
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2052
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2082
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2190
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$1855
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2181
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1991
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2184
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1949
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1888
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2236
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2664
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2119
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2105
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2119

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908