Charlotte vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$5777
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
88
97
🏙️ Population
875K
8.8M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 35% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 574th and 5th ($2615 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 3rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Ranked 57th vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 230th vs 13th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs New York City

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Charlotte New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$20585

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108