Charlotte vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$679
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	68	24
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	875K	7.82M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 237% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 574th and 6542nd ($2615 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 230th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Shangqiu

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	Charlotte	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$18304

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Cities near Charlotte

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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542