Charlotte vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$4372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
94
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
875K
467K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 8% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 946th and 604th ($2470 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 532nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Ranked 64th vs 279th best cities to live in the United States, and 246th vs 958th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Long Beach

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Charlotte Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$19617

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164