Charlotte vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
88
80
🏙️ Population
875K
17.5M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 189% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 361st and 5744th ($2710 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 191st and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584