Charlotte vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$4305
😷 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 12% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 1073rd and 524th ($2403 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 453rd 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 78th vs 282nd best cities to live in the United States, and 283rd vs 992nd 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
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$22757

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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 Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059