Charlotte vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
875K
662K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 1% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 946th and 890th ($2470 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 1st in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 246th and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Vancouver

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Charlotte Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$5.84
 Cappuccino
$5.65
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$15.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884