Charlotte vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$695
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	68	17
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	875K	9.03M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 336% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 761st and 7893rd ($2528 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 321st 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 252nd and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Zhoukou

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	Charlotte	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484