Charlotte vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$881
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
90
73
🏙️ Population
875K
13.3M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 68% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 986th and 4141st ($2423 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 1st in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 234th and 2664th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Moscow

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Charlotte Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$15272

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772