Charlotte vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Charlotte	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5697	$2616
🏠 One person rent	$1502	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$640	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4381	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	89	78
🏙️ Population	875K	594K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 136% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 946th and 5226th ($2470 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 175th 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 1.8 months in Kawaguchi. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 48th in Japan, while ranked 246th and 909th 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	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$3.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.65	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1645	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1249	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2953	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2052	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.1	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4312	$6211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2445	$3627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$4.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.04	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.05	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.5	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.1	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24568	$15187

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$985
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1075
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1055
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1037
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1107
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1051
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1004
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1679
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1038
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1053
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1068
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1074
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1051
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1084
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1009
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1064
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1131
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1033
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1065
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1006
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1005
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1096
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1029
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1108
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1028
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1133
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1087
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1080
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1035
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1101