Charlotte vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$974
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$310
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
40
😀 Quality of life
89
60
🏙️ Population
875K
5.94M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 247% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1073rd and 7286th ($2403 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 2nd in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 283rd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Surat

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Charlotte Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$929

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$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
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$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319