Charlotte vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$411
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
40
😀 Quality of life
88
51
🏙️ Population
875K
5.94M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 235% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 361st and 6358th ($2710 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Surat. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 191st and 6236th 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
$15.6
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361