Charlotte vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$5144
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$2206
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$640
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$3605
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
86
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
875K
384K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 28% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 361st and 1525th ($2710 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 1352nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Ranked 44th vs 49th best cities to live in the United States, and 191st vs 216th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs New Orleans

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Charlotte New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$4.86
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$10224

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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 New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2054
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1975
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1801
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1887
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1864
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1539
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$1967
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2039
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2040
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1726
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1784
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2043
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1930
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1791
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1921
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1740
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1634
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1938
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1992
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1739
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1741
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2083
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2242
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1944
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2023
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1767
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2057
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2044
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2079
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2058
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1941
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1915
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1975
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2027
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1649
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1764
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1879
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1791
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1694
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$2030