Charlotte vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$2696
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
68
80
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
875K
568K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 8% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 574th and 890th ($2615 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 10th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 230th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Surrey

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Charlotte Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$12698

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655