Charlotte vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$5544
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	875K	8.8M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 43% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 761st and 3rd ($2528 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 1st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Ranked 62nd vs 2nd best cities to live in the United States, and 252nd vs 22nd 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	$16.6	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$21465

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111