Charlotte vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
53
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
875K
9.4M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 274% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 946th and 7558th ($2470 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 114th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 246th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Ningbo

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Charlotte Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$15801

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538