Charlotte vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$2502
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$2414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	68	95
😀 Quality of life	89	79
🏙️ Population	875K	726K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 142% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5717th ($2403 vs $992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 489th 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 2.4 months in Sagamihara. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Sagamihara ranked 32nd in Japan, while ranked 283rd and 856th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Sagamihara

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	Charlotte	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$97.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$66.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$520
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$12309

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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 Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$985
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1066
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$980
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1073
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1144
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1343
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1034
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$909
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1104
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$982
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1130
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1137
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$957
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1157
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1160
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$981
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1148
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1116
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1154
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1094
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1106
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$993
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1176
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1107
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1124
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1075
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1155
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1024
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1088
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1090
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1126