Charlotte vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$727
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
68
24
😀 Quality of life
88
39
🏙️ Population
875K
6.56M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 327% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 574th and 7649th ($2615 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 230th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$10066

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610