Charlotte vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2710
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6320
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$1650
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$623
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4830
$1539
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
52
😀 Quality of life
88
68
🏙️ Population
875K
791K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 157% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 361st and 4949th ($2710 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 172nd 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 191st and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.1
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.82
 Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1631
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3604
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2287
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.8
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4417
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2771
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$108
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$35.9
$24.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.33
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.19
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$182
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.5
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1380
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26419
$15169

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942