Charlotte vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$745
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	68	19
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	875K	7.01M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 297% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 761st and 7314th ($2528 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 137th 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 Zhumadian. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 252nd and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Zhumadian

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	Charlotte	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504