Charlotte vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1020
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
89
72
🏙️ Population
875K
13.3M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 52% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 1073rd and 3728th ($2403 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 283rd and 3206th 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
$17
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$17546

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791