Charlotte vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2629
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1462
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
68
58
😀 Quality of life
89
86
🏙️ Population
875K
788K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 142% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5724th ($2403 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 492nd 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 Hamamatsu. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 283rd and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Hamamatsu

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Charlotte Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$16739

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$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$926
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$928
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$887
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$940
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$904
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$945
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$840
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$868
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$955
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$939
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$885
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$947
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$943
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$901
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$929
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$917
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$924
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$977
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$950
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$953
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$962
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$961
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$990
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$949
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$956
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$967
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$979
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$983
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$952
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$978
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$960
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$962
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$996
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$971
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$997
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$972
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$957
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$998
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$941