Charlotte vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$2610
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$839
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$2014
😷 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 129% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5298th ($2403 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 243rd 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 Kawaguchi. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 283rd and 939th 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	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$18
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$15104

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1070
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1066
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1013
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1155
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1038
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1005
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1102
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1039
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1046
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1145
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1033
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1116
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1097
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1049
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1115