Charlotte vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Charlotte Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2680
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6364
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$1682
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$3225
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4737
$867
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
68
69
😀 Quality of life
87
68
🏙️ Population
875K
12.7M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 144% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 106th and 4472nd ($2680 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 8th 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 0.8 months in Suzhou. Charlotte ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 195th and 3578th 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
$18.1
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1727
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1442
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4229
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2674
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4010
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1071
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15243
$24231

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59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
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$1591
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$2012
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$2081
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$2008
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$2010
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$1898
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$1989
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$1852
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$2010
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$1687
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1697
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2015
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$2011
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2034
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1847
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1264
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2012
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2572
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$2012
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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666