Charlotte vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	81
😀 Quality of life	88	98
🏙️ Population	875K	449K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 23% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 761st and 59th ($2528 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 252nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Zurich

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	Charlotte	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717