Charlotte vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$1146
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
875K
12.7M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 191% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 761st and 6198th ($2528 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 18th 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 252nd and 3351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$4.13
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$4.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$17431

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613