| Index | Provincetowne | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Cost of living | 114 | 100 | 94 |
| Goods & Services | 106 | 106 | 99 |
| Groceries | 97 | 97 | 98 |
| Health care | 113 | 113 | 110 |
| Housing | 143 | 98 | 85 |
| Transportation | 93 | 93 | 91 |
| Utilities | 92 | 92 | 95 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $105,528 | $8,794 | $2,462 | $3,166 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| North Carolina | 4.75% | 7.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| North Carolina | 4.99% | 4.99% |
| Item | Charlotte | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $24.25 | $22.08 | 9.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $31.70 | $42.88 | 26.1% |
| Toothpaste | $3.06 | $2.57 | 19.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.18 | $1.15 | 2.0% |
| Movie | $12.86 | $11.51 | 11.8% |
| Bowling | $21.08 | $16.62 | 26.9% |
| Item | Charlotte | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.54 | $4.98 | 8.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.23 | $1.58 | 22.4% |
| Milk | $2.11 | $2.42 | 12.7% |
| Potatoes | $3.65 | $3.54 | 3.1% |
| Pizza | $10.74 | $11.49 | 6.5% |
| Beer | $10.22 | $10.04 | 1.8% |
| Item | Charlotte | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $125.78 | $117.76 | 6.8% |
| Doctor | $140.33 | $125.34 | 12.0% |
| Dentist | $135.13 | $107.52 | 25.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $7.18 | $10.26 | 30.0% |
| Lipitor | $501.88 | $459.24 | 9.3% |
| Item | Charlotte | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $235,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 27.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,399.15 | $1,697.41 | 17.6% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,185.00 | $949.00 | 24.9% |
| Item | Charlotte | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.68 | $3.85 | 4.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $51.34 | $57.01 | 10.0% |
| Item | Charlotte | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $155.34 | $177.27 | 12.4% |
| Phone | $184.19 | $189.62 | 2.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Riverview, SC | 2,479 | 87 | 13.3% |
| Catawba, SC | 1,069 | 90 | 9.8% |
| Rock Hill, SC | 74,410 | 94 | 5.8% |
| Hemby Bridge, NC | 1,853 | 95 | 5.1% |
| Monroe, NC | 35,339 | 95 | 4.6% |
| Charlotte, NC | 873,570 | 100 | 0.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| San Francisco, CA | 874,784 | 203 | 103.2% |
| Indianapolis, IN | 869,387 | 89 | 11.1% |
| Columbus, OH | 889,079 | 89 | 11.4% |
| Fort Worth, TX | 892,221 | 93 | 7.1% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 902,488 | 91 | 9.2% |
| Charlotte, NC | 873,570 | 100 | 0.1% |
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