Charlotte vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$424
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$1588
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
68
57
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
875K
788K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 150% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 574th and 5314th ($2615 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 420th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Hamamatsu ranked 441st in Japan, while ranked 230th and 3144th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
0.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$5018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$53.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$12706

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$2313
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$2288
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$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
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$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$996
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$993
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$971
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$1001
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$981
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$999
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$946
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$959
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$1008
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$989
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$972
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$995
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$993
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$995
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$970
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$1019
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$964
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$1091
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$1036
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$1054
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$991
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$1069
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$1029
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$1034
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$1029
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$1046
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$1023
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$1042
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$1027
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$1031
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$1048
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$1049
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$1033
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$1050
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$1034
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$1023
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$1052
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$1007