Charlotte vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$5001
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$1179
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$1923
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$3707
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
82
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
875K
577K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 18% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 986th and 1864th ($2423 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 1525th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 71st vs 55th best cities to live in the United States, and 234th vs 195th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Milwaukee

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Charlotte Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$5.38
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$16.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$23971

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1904
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$1973
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1943
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1948
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1966
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1964
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1919
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1973
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2032
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1941
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2030
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2089
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1957
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1826
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2355
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2368
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2375
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2340
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1763
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2368
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2394
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2434
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2119
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1849
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2220
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2373
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1789
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2528
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2392
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2412
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2508
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2426
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2399