Charlotte vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$1637
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	27
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	875K	687K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 130% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 761st and 4828th ($2528 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 120th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 252nd and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Zaragoza

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	Charlotte	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$7261

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387