Charlotte vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$412
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
68
67
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
875K
2.53M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 213% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 361st and 6140th ($2710 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 191st and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$6416

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617