Charlotte vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
21
😀 Quality of life
89
46
🏙️ Population
875K
6.56M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 300% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 1073rd and 7929th ($2403 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 283rd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Shaoyang

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Charlotte Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$11939

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615