Charlotte vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Charlotte Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2680
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6364
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$1682
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$3225
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4737
$956
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
91
😀 Quality of life
87
73
🏙️ Population
875K
13.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 241% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 106th and 6251st ($2680 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.2 months in Tianjin. Charlotte ranked 52nd best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 195th and 1659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Tianjin

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Charlotte Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.4
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.25
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1727
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1442
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4229
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2674
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$48.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
5.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4010
$5751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3041
$3672
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.45
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.83
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.73
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$74.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.8
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1071
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15243
$9665

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72 km or 45 mi Hickory
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$2012
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$2081
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$2008
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$2010
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$1989
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$1852
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$2010
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$1687
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$1697
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2015
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$2011
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2034
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1847
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$1264
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$1924
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2012
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$2572
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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$706
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$711
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$663
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$665
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$756
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$762
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$671
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1254
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$658
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$664
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$672
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$666
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$671
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$663
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$520
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$669
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$670
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$656
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$665
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$752
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$680
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$796
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$675
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$693
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$671
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$667
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$663
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$655
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$660
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$668
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$660
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$660
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$661
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$672
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$547
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$751
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$615