Charlotte vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$1771
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
875K
17.7M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 176% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 761st and 5950th ($2528 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 252nd and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609