Charlotte vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$2086
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	68	96
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	875K	2.75M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 104% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 761st and 4366th ($2528 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 29th 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 Osaka. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 252nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Osaka

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	Charlotte	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$8318

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Cities near Charlotte

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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008