Charlotte vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$4627
😷 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 24% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 574th and 37th ($2615 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 1.4 months in London. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 230th and 2nd 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	$17.4	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055