Charlotte vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
53
😀 Quality of life
89
71
🏙️ Population
875K
9.4M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 258% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 1073rd and 7431st ($2403 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 283rd and 3738th 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
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525