Charlotte vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$5087
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ 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% more expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 361st and 440th ($2710 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 394th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Ranked 44th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 720th 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	$15.6	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$18490

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652