Charlotte vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
875K
24.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 130% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 574th and 4780th ($2615 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 230th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Shanghai

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Charlotte Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774