Charlotte vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$1064
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$2198
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	88	79
🏙️ Population	875K	594K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 148% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 574th and 5234th ($2615 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 362nd 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 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 230th and 584th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Kawaguchi

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	Charlotte	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$1103
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$830
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$95.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	1.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$6874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$4013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$19.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$60.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$12607

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$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

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$980
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$964
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1077
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1038
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1059
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1038
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1000
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1641
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1052
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1061
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1090
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1056
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1106
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1016
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1078
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1121
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1068
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1033
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1031
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1060
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1112
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1084
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1096
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1044
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1095