Charlotte vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$724
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
20
😀 Quality of life
88
43
🏙️ Population
875K
6.49M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 276% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 361st and 6691st ($2710 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 191st and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$20642

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696