Cost To Live in Charlotte

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ACCRA Cost of Living in Charlotte, North Carolina 
First Quarter 2011

Housing*

Cost

Category

Description
$752 Apartment, Monthly Rent Two bedroom, unfurnished, excluding all utilities except water, 1½ - 2 bath, 950 sq. ft.
$234,970 House, Purchase Price 2,400 sq. ft. living area new house, 8,000 sq. ft. lot, urban area with all utilities

Utilities*

Cost

Category

Description
$141.63 Energy Cost Total monthly cost, at current rates, for average monthly consumption of all types of energy.
$31.14 Telephone Private residential line; Price includes: basic monthly rate; additional local use charges, for family of four.

* Monthly costs for housing and energy are not community wide averages.

Transportation

Cost

Category

Description
$10.00 Auto Maintenance Average price to spin balance one front wheel
$3.07 Gasoline One gallon, regular unleaded, national brand, including all taxes; cash price at self-service pump.

Health Care

Cost

Category

Description
$91.25 Doctor Visit General practitioner's routine examination.
$99.83 Dentist Visit Adult teeth cleaning and periodic oral examination.

Miscellaneous Goods & Services

Cost

Category

Description
$3.28 Hamburger McDonald's Quarter-Pounder w/ cheese
$8.20 Pizza 11"-12" Pizza Hut
$11.25  Haircut

Man's barbershop haircut, no styling
$33.40 Beauty Salon

Woman's shampoo, trim, and blow-dry
$7.49 Dry Cleaning Man's two-piece suit
$15.17 Newspaper Subscription Monthly, daily and Sunday home delivery
$10.00 Movie First-run, indoor, evening, no discount
$8.44 Beer Heineken's 6-pack, 12-oz containers
$8.12 Wine Gallo Chablis, 1.5-liter bottle