Charlotte vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$2036
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
68
95
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
875K
1.46M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 116% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 574th and 4577th ($2615 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 47th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 230th and 108th 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
$17.4
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$28.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$7456

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073