Charlotte vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Charlotte	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$1475	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2428	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4235	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	89
😀 Quality of life	90	98
🏙️ Population	875K	5.87M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 24% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 986th and 109th ($2423 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 1st in the United States and Singapore, respectively. Check the United States vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 234th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Singapore City

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	Charlotte	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1574	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2056	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.4	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1305	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24711	$29519

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653