Charlotte vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$893
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
54
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
875K
8.78M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 292% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 761st and 7256th ($2528 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 252nd and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936