Charlotte vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$2681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$6051
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$3146
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$4933
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
94
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
875K
467K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 2% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 574th and 464th ($2615 vs $2681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 406th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Long Beach. Ranked 57th vs 181st best cities to live in the United States, and 230th vs 769th 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
$17.4
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$6.81
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$1953
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$1605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$3294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2861
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$63.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$7038
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$1485
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$21877

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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 Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2817
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2845
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$2938
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2570
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$2866
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2633
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2569
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2834
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2761
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3603
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2612
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3054
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2354
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3112
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2708
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2861
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2604
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2685
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3087
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2652
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2682
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2673
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2831
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2673
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$2959
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2675
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2614