Charlotte vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	46
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	875K	750K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 34% more expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 946th and 2623rd ($2470 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 86th 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 Winnipeg. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 246th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Winnipeg

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	Charlotte	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$15143

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310