Charlotte vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$813
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
53
😀 Quality of life
88
53
🏙️ Population
875K
8.78M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 294% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 361st and 6882nd ($2710 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 191st and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083