Charlotte vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
100
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
875K
24.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 128% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 361st and 4461st ($2710 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 191st and 558th 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
$15.6
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$28143

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740