Charlotte vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$3719
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
66
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
875K
633K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 29% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 946th and 2305th ($2470 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1739th 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 Memphis. Ranked 64th vs 96th best cities to live in the United States, and 246th vs 311th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Memphis

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Charlotte Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$5.76
 Cappuccino
$5.65
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$12.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$27334

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809