Charlotte vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Charlotte	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2710	$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6320	$2837
🏠 One person rent	$1650	$526
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4830	$1651
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	73
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	875K	1.96M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 131% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 361st and 4509th ($2710 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 319th and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Charlotte ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 191st and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Sapporo

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	Charlotte	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.1	$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1631	$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3604	$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2287	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4417	$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2771	$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.9	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.19	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.98	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$182	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1380	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26419	$10328

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1048
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1050
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1046
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1043
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1033
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1003
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1056
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$958
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1058
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1062
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1069
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$953
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$929
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$959
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$943
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1034
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1086
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1086
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$986
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$999
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1125
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$994
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$947
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1090
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$955
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$992
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$967
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1164
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$973
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$972
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1093
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1085
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1085
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1090
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1081
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1111
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1106
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1117