Charlotte vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$3954
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
68
90
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
875K
1.51M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 2% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 986th and 920th ($2423 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 234th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Munich

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Charlotte Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$14492

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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
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730