Charlotte vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$6558
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	81
😀 Quality of life	88	97
🏙️ Population	875K	443K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 20% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 361st and 31st ($2710 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th 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 1.9 months in Zurich. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 191st and 6th 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	$15.6	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$29266

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2350
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2223
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2287
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1935
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2073
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2153
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2112
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2094
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1573
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1902
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1932
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2139
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2084
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2052
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2082
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2190
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$1855
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2181
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1991
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2184
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1949
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1888
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2236
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2664
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2119
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2105
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2119

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846