Charlotte vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$5797
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1704
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$2895
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$4463
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
68
69
😀 Quality of life
89
91
🏙️ Population
875K
385K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 4% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 946th and 777th ($2470 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 683rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 64th vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 246th vs 142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Tampa

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Charlotte Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$6.65
 Cappuccino
$5.65
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$19356

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Tampa

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2420
11 km or 7 mi University
$2408
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$2105
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2608
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2447
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2178
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2407
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2391
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2158
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2629
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2259
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2318
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2662
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2152
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2248
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2352
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2564
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2438
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2378
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2313
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$2282
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2401
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1740
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2313
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2362
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2643
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2323
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2401
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2401
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1991
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2372
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2363
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2345
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2285
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2260