Charlotte vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$1100
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5697
$2780
🏠 One person rent
$1502
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$2463
$722
🍽️ Food expenses
$640
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$1874
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
68
96
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
875K
1.46M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 125% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 946th and 5014th ($2470 vs $1100) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 818th and 71st 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 1.7 months in Kyoto. Charlotte ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Kyoto ranked 42nd in Japan, while ranked 246th and 867th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Kyoto

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Charlotte Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.31
$3.27
 Cappuccino
$5.65
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1645
$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1249
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2953
$861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2052
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$97.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.1
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4312
$4384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2445
$2352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$79.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$27.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.24
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$8.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.04
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.05
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.5
$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$26.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.1
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1481
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24568
$6117

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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 Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$930
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$949
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$950
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$964
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$946
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$942
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$949
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$960
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$930
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$932
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$932
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$954
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$946
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$986
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$936
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$946
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$946
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$986
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$941
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$970
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$982
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$938
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$975
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$964
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$949
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$982
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1010
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1063
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$987
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$950
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$958
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$948
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1042
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$988
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$996
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$991
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$929
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1010