Charlotte vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$1899
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	68	47
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	875K	594K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 142% more expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5728th ($2403 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 495th 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 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Kagoshima ranked 184th in Japan, while ranked 283rd and 2240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Kagoshima

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	Charlotte	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$4007
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$2131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$51.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$23.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$329
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$12648

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$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

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$923
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$924
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$914
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$921
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$919
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$916
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$916
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$913
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$911
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$887
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$893
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$903
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$865
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$878
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$899
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$856
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$838
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$906
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$899
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$845
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$898
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$898
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$902
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$899
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$897
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$957
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$896
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$891
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$904
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$896
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$893
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$895
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$907
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$960