Charlotte vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1693
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$334
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
68
85
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
875K
9.07M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 337% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 986th and 8245th ($2423 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 341st 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 234th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$24707

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$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Fushun
$470
43 km or 27 mi Dengta
$492
54 km or 34 mi Xinmin
$518
63 km or 39 mi Tieling
$521
63 km or 39 mi Benxi
$434
63 km or 39 mi Liaoyang
$489
71 km or 44 mi Diaobingshan
$511
86 km or 53 mi Anshan
$434
96 km or 60 mi Kaiyuan
$516
120 km or 75 mi Haicheng
$500
138 km or 85 mi Beizhen
$528
149 km or 93 mi Fuxin
$543
151 km or 94 mi Dashiqiao
$532
159 km or 99 mi Fengcheng
$517
161 km or 100 mi Yingkou
$556
170 km or 106 mi Siping
$553
180 km or 112 mi Gaizhou
$537
186 km or 116 mi Liaoyuan
$532
186 km or 116 mi Linghai
$547
190 km or 118 mi Shuangliao
$517
202 km or 126 mi Meihekou
$519
204 km or 127 mi Dandong
$550
206 km or 128 mi Jinzhou
$576
206 km or 128 mi Sinuiju
$1564
220 km or 137 mi Gongzhuling
$457
221 km or 137 mi Beipiao
$549
223 km or 138 mi Tongliao
$537
223 km or 139 mi Donggang
$537
238 km or 148 mi Zhuanghe
$550
242 km or 150 mi Ji'an
$499
248 km or 154 mi Baishan
$521
249 km or 154 mi Chaoyang
$584
250 km or 155 mi Panshi
$521
251 km or 156 mi Kusong
$1544
262 km or 163 mi Xingcheng
$565
270 km or 168 mi Wafangdian
$589
274 km or 170 mi Changchun
$557
281 km or 174 mi Kanggye
$1553
288 km or 179 mi Chongju
$1553
289 km or 180 mi Linjiang
$501