Charlotte vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$4315
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	875K	4.84M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 0.5% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 761st and 745th ($2528 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 252nd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Sydney

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	Charlotte	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$17957

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Cities near Charlotte

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683