Charlotte vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$3867
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	68	91
😀 Quality of life	88	94
🏙️ Population	875K	1.49M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 24% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 361st and 1315th ($2710 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 191st and 48th 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	$15.6	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$18334

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2350
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2223
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2287
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1935
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2073
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2153
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2112
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2094
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1573
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1902
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1932
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2139
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2084
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2052
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2082
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2190
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$1855
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2181
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1991
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2184
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1949
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1888
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2236
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2664
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2119
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2105
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2119

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599