Charlotte vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$1689
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$424
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	68	17
😀 Quality of life	89	44
🏙️ Population	875K	7.82M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 304% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 946th and 7879th ($2470 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 222nd 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 Shangqiu. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 350th in China, while ranked 246th and 7390th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Charlotte	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$424
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$7.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$2811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$33.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$19212

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$588
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$811
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$595
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$555
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$457
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$575
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$610
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$567
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$565
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$531
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$605
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$585
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$589
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$613
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$487
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$504
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$514
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$519
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$573
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$557
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$491
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$484
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$533
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$516
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$502
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$520
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$520
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$590
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$599
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$562
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$508
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$523
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$521
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$560
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$522