Charlotte vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$7133
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$2069
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$3842
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$4346
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	85
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	875K	442K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 12% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 361st and 101st ($2710 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 86th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Ranked 44th vs 16th best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 114th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Miami

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	Charlotte	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$28464

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783