Charlotte vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Charlotte Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$827
😷 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 308% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 946th and 7943rd ($2470 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 246th and 7142nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Charlotte vs Shaoyang

Prices for goods and services in Charlotte and Shaoyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Charlotte Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$13867

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619