Charlotte vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$1804
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$235
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1093
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
74
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
875K
9.07M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 304% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 946th and 7878th ($2470 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 246th and 6059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Shenyang

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Charlotte Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.65
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$22712

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$499
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$537
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$567
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$549
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$474
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$519
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$548
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$457
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$552
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$512
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$556
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$578
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$528
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$526
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$540
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$559
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$539
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$549
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$573
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$550
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$549
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$541
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$603
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1572
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$491
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$582
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$579
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$540
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$572
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$529
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$555
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$615
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$551
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1550
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$593
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$619
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$607
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1556
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1544
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$532