Charlotte vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$1634
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
68
52
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
875K
791K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 136% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 574th and 4902nd ($2615 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 146th 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 57th best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 230th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$15392

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046