Charlotte vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$714
😷 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 401% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 574th and 8506th ($2615 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 230th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$19861

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$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
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$2052
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$1530
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$1844
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$1917
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$2094
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$2105
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$1919
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$2110
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$1882
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$2110
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$2162
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$2281
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$2012
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$1857
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$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
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$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
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$2122
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$2596
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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
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$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
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$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619