Charlotte vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$680
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
78
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
875K
12.6M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 394% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 761st and 8544th ($2528 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 252nd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$19343

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591