Charlotte vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2328
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$335
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$724
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$2704
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
68
63
😀 Quality of life
88
88
🏙️ Population
875K
1.2M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 188% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 761st and 6156th ($2528 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 860th 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 3.1 months in Hiroshima. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Hiroshima ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 252nd and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$742
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$1817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$1133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$51
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$6826

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$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Kaita
$854
12 km or 7.5 mi Hatsukaichi
$857
13 km or 8.1 mi Kumano
$859
18 km or 11 mi Etajima
$865
18 km or 11 mi Kure
$886
26 km or 16 mi Higashihiroshima
$901
27 km or 17 mi Otake
$874
33 km or 20 mi Iwakuni
$881
39 km or 24 mi Akitakata
$897
42 km or 26 mi Takehara
$903
51 km or 32 mi Mihara
$906
57 km or 35 mi Yanai
$890
59 km or 37 mi Miyoshi
$915
61 km or 38 mi Imabari
$934
65 km or 40 mi Masuda
$889
67 km or 41 mi Hamada
$905
67 km or 41 mi Hikari
$887
68 km or 42 mi Matsuyama
$987
68 km or 42 mi Kudamatsu
$876
69 km or 43 mi Onomichi
$885
70 km or 44 mi Shunan
$866
71 km or 44 mi Masaki
$927
73 km or 45 mi Gotsu
$912
73 km or 46 mi Iyo
$928
73 km or 46 mi Shobara
$921
74 km or 46 mi Fuchu
$882
76 km or 47 mi Toon
$937
77 km or 48 mi Tobe
$934
84 km or 52 mi Fukuyama
$883
85 km or 53 mi Saijo
$951
89 km or 55 mi Niihama
$952
90 km or 56 mi Hofu
$827
90 km or 56 mi Oda
$915
93 km or 58 mi Yamaguchi
$781
95 km or 59 mi Ibara
$900
97 km or 60 mi Hagi
$846
97 km or 61 mi Kasaoka
$896
98 km or 61 mi Ozu
$934
103 km or 64 mi Yawatahama
$931
105 km or 65 mi Asakuchi
$936