Charlotte vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$2453
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1557
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
68
82
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
875K
1.6M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 143% more expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 946th and 5437th ($2470 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 300th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.5 months in Fukuoka. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Fukuoka ranked 50th in Japan, while ranked 246th and 919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Fukuoka

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Charlotte Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$3.46
 Cappuccino
$5.65
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$6382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$2683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$11926

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2217
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2204
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2130
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2190
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2095
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1904
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1959
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2031
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$1975
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2129
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1973
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2183
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2075
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2058
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1727
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1946
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2070
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2007
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2070
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1868
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2059
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1909
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2200
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2171
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2027
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1816
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2253
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1940
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2284
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1892
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1678
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1842
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2671
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2083
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2212
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1863
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1932

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Shime
$895
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kasuya
$897
9 km or 5.6 mi Kasuga
$888
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Onojo
$889
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Sue
$894
10 km or 6.4 mi Nakagawa
$883
10 km or 6.5 mi Umi
$891
12 km or 7.5 mi Sasaguri
$896
14 km or 8.8 mi Dazaifu
$876
15 km or 9 mi Shingu
$898
15 km or 9.2 mi Chikushino
$871
17 km or 11 mi Koga
$901
19 km or 12 mi Itoshima
$890
21 km or 13 mi Fukutsu
$907
23 km or 14 mi Chikuzen
$848
26 km or 16 mi Tosu
$807
26 km or 16 mi Ogori
$815
27 km or 17 mi Munakata
$914
28 km or 17 mi Iizuka
$905
29 km or 18 mi Miyawaka
$918
29 km or 18 mi Kama
$886
30 km or 19 mi Miyaki
$802
31 km or 19 mi Asakura
$841
31 km or 19 mi Kanzaki
$821
32 km or 20 mi Kurume
$791
35 km or 22 mi Nogata
$928
35 km or 22 mi Okagaki
$928
36 km or 23 mi Fukuchi
$916
37 km or 23 mi Saga
$864
38 km or 23 mi Tagawa
$908
38 km or 24 mi Nakama
$934
40 km or 25 mi Mizumaki
$936
42 km or 26 mi Ogi
$855
42 km or 26 mi Ukiha
$843
43 km or 27 mi Okawa
$821
43 km or 27 mi Chikugo
$808
43 km or 27 mi Karatsu
$881
44 km or 28 mi Yame
$811
48 km or 30 mi Yanagawa
$828
49 km or 31 mi Miyama
$824