Charlotte vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1041
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
90
😀 Quality of life
88
73
🏙️ Population
875K
13.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 294% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 361st and 6886th ($2710 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 191st and 1662nd 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
$15.6
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$16123

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$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600