Charlotte vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$725
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
60
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
875K
9.4M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 257% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 761st and 6849th ($2528 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 252nd and 6084th 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
$16.6
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522