Charlotte vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	92
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	875K	2.75M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 47% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 761st and 2624th ($2528 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 2nd in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 252nd and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Rome

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	Charlotte	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$9864

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Cities near Charlotte

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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201