Charlotte vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Charlotte Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2680
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6364
$2944
🏠 One person rent
$1682
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$3225
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4737
$1640
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
875K
17.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 148% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 106th and 4544th ($2680 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 9th 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 1.5 months in Shenzhen. Charlotte ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 195th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$33.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1727
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1442
$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4229
$1552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2674
$850
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4010
$17933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$8408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1071
$689
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15243
$25954

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36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
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59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
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$1591
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
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$2012
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$2081
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2008
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$2010
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$1898
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1989
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$1852
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$2010
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$1687
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1697
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2015
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$2011
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2034
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1847
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1264
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2012
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2572
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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2884
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$686
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$762
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1610
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$612
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$757
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$702
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$863
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$648
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$709
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$668
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$692
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$730
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$724
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$716
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$718
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$702
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$701
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$732
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$661
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$721
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$656
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$700
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$689
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$516
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$788
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$775
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$717
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$689
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$744
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$697
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$831
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$597
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$812
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$749