Charlotte vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$2231
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
85
😀 Quality of life
89
88
🏙️ Population
875K
384K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 10% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 946th and 1402nd ($2470 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1171st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Ranked 64th vs 85th best cities to live in the United States, and 246th vs 290th 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
$17
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2066
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1781
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1937
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1752
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1791
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2159
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2071
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2049
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1794
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1898
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2094
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1713
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1959
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1801
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1702
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1593
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1934
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1806
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1794
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2087
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2286
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1922
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1800
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2073
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$1983
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2073
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1746
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1917
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1977
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2035
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1612
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1978
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1895
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1855
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1621
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1940