Charlotte vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$1657
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$688
😷 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 299% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 1073rd and 7914th ($2403 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 283rd and 7360th 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	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$16802

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$581
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$803
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$581
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$569
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$483
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$558
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$598
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$556
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$548
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$514
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$592
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$583
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$601
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$491
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$509
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$518
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$543
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$563
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$542
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$489
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$531
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$520
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$506
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$516
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$516
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$576
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$492
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$596
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$550
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$505
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$519
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$518