Charlotte vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
68
66
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
875K
2.53M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 135% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 986th and 5342nd ($2423 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 3rd in the United States and Colombia, respectively. Check the United States vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 234th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$6383

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$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677