Charlotte vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
68
68
😀 Quality of life
89
68
🏙️ Population
875K
12.6M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 370% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 1073rd and 8643rd ($2403 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 498th 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 78th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 283rd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Zhengzhou

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Charlotte Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$21713

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$2027
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$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
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$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
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$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
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$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
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$1873
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$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
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$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
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$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556