Charlotte vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$3944
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	85
😀 Quality of life	88	90
🏙️ Population	875K	442K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 18% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 761st and 119th ($2528 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 107th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 62nd vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 140th 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	$16.6	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$23889

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882