Charlotte vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5600
$2358
🏠 One person rent
$1491
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$2434
$845
🍽️ Food expenses
$630
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$84.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4192
$1647
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
875K
17.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 170% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 939th and 6257th ($2447 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 13th 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 1.8 months in Shenzhen. Charlotte ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 227th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$3.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1571
$663
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1271
$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2896
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.1
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$60.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3556
$12632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2714
$5874
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$4.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.39
$1.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.32
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1306
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24519
$20978

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$2235
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2239
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2166
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2219
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2137
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1913
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2140
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1968
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2177
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2085
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2058
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2122
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1643
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1929
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2014
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2061
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2154
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1904
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2100
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2069
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1929
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2160
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2294
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2074
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1875
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2421
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1974
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2523
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1965
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1913
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2109
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2147
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2699
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2125
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2298
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2358
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2167
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1992

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2402
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2608
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$659
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$665
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$513
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$609
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$813
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$759
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$601
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$929
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$820
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$762
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$786
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$885
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$573
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$815
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$449
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$587
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$656
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$802
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$756
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$765
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$771
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$766
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$665
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$735
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$732
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$785
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$673
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$691
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$699
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$691
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$940
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$541
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$616