Charlotte vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2916
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$1530
😷 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 139% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 761st and 5101st ($2528 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 306th 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 1.4 months in Niigata. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 252nd and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Niigata

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Charlotte Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$2.81
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$15118

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1004
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1011
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1018
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1029
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1021
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1047
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1024
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1095
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1034
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1076
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1066
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1092
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1035
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$997
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1096
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1050
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1002
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1112
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$986
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$987
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1069
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$969
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1029
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$978
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$980
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1047
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1082
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1008
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$973
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1016
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1038
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1042
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$983
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$988
134 km or 84 mi Date
$985
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1065
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1052