Charlotte vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1104
😷 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 47% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 946th and 3277th ($2470 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 246th and 2774th 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
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$20160

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749