Charlotte vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$2801
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$470
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$912
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$2379
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	68	96
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	875K	824K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 146% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 361st and 4716th ($2710 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 70th 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 2.2 months in Sakai. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 191st and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Sakai

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	Charlotte	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$8669

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2350
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2223
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2287
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2174
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1935
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2218
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2073
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2153
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2112
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2094
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1573
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1902
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1932
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2139
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$2175
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2084
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2052
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2082
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2190
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$1855
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2181
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1991
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2184
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1949
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1888
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2236
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2664
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2119
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2105
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2119

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$997
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$995
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$990
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$988
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1012
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$982
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1015
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$978
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$986
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1012
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$994
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$957
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$968
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1048
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$956
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1284
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$933
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$966
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$965
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$972
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$945
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1006
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1105
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$956
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1006
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$969
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$977