Charlotte vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
68
99
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
875K
1.33M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 124% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5151st ($2403 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 152nd 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 Saitama. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 283rd and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Saitama

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Charlotte Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.24
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$15321

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102