Charlotte vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$5072
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1201
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$1937
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$3838
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
81
😀 Quality of life
89
89
🏙️ Population
875K
577K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 18% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 946th and 1786th ($2470 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1421st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Ranked 64th vs 57th best cities to live in the United States, and 246th vs 224th 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
$17
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$5.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$24100

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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 Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1934
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2000
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1979
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$1993
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$1990
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1930
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1746
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1996
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2058
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2065
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1946
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2039
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2097
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1950
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2344
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1771
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2382
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2389
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2443
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2364
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1825
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2407
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2434
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2418
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2162
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1813
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2249
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2428
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1796
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2555
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2418
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2410
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2559
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2453
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2400