Charlotte vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$1012
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
68
90
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
875K
13.9M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 268% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 574th and 6862nd ($2615 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 230th and 2285th 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
$17.4
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.04
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$16590

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$2313
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$2288
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$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618