Charlotte vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$1414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	70
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	875K	720K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 164% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1073rd and 6268th ($2403 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 798th 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 1.6 months in Okayama. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 283rd and 1654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Okayama

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	Charlotte	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$12437

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554