Cost of living comparison
Houston is 2.9% cheaper than Charlotte.
If you lived in Houston instead of Charlotte, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Charlotte
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$17.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
|
$2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
|
$1.74
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Charlotte
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
|
$3.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$6.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
|
$3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
|
$3.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.44
|
$4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$2.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$1.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$1.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.05
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
Charlotte
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$3.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.00
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,000.00
|
$27,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.99
|
$27.84
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Charlotte
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.44
|
$72.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,908.93
|
$1,563.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,607.94
|
$1,249.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.53
|
$128.30
|
|
pay 27.8% more for childcare
Charlotte
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,070.83
|
$1,351.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,375.00
|
$22,458.33
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Charlotte
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.60
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.67
|
$45.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Charlotte
|
Houston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.17
|
$49.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
|
$41.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.75
|
$85.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.29
|
$107.17
|
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