Charlotte vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Charlotte Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2680
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6364
$2310
🏠 One person rent
$1682
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$3225
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4737
$951
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
59
😀 Quality of life
87
71
🏙️ Population
875K
9.4M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 204% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 106th and 5957th ($2680 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 15th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Charlotte ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 12th in China, while ranked 195th and 2047th 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
$18.1
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$0.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1727
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1442
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4229
$930
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2674
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$20.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4010
$6059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$9.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1071
$575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15243
$8097

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$1973
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1956
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1956
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2012
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2101
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2009
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1920
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$1989
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2011
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2011
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1591
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1660
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2012
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2081
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2008
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1715
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2010
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1898
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1989
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$1852
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2010
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1687
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1697
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2015
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$2011
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2034
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1847
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1264
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2012
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2572
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2012
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$1774
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2660
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1841
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1690

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Distance City Cost of living
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$680
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$726
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$678
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$726
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$891
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1379
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$754
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$650
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$686
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$701
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$776
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$667
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$849
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$693
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$677
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$852
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$770
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$849
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$674
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$685
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$662
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$952
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$686
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$684
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$655
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$672
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$778
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$665
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$514
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$729
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$681
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$683
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$674
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$652
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$686
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$673
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$666
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$573