Charlotte vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$2291
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$276
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$473
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	68	65
😀 Quality of life	89	72
🏙️ Population	875K	12.7M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 207% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 1073rd and 6833rd ($2403 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 31st 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 78th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 283rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Suzhou

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	Charlotte	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$17664

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Cities near Charlotte

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

Cities near Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$644
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$683
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$669
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$594
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$643
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$650
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$684
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$557
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1126
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$623
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$620
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$636
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1002
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$652
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$646
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$652
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$860
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$604
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$647
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$680
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$675
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$626
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$618
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$644
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$601
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$678
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$671
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$765
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$677
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$632
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$584
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$680
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$623