Charlotte vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$733
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
68
82
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
875K
5.38M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 234% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 361st and 6353rd ($2710 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 3rd in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 191st and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Saint Petersburg

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Charlotte Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.78
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$6.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$6504

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Cities near Charlotte

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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438