Charlotte vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
54
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
875K
525K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 8% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 946th and 605th ($2470 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 533rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.7 months in Sacramento. Ranked 64th vs 109th best cities to live in the United States, and 246th vs 347th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Sacramento

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Charlotte Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$20438

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848