Charlotte vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Charlotte	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2403	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5638	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1453	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2444	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4246	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	68	75
😀 Quality of life	89	75
🏙️ Population	875K	1.96M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 114% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1073rd and 4988th ($2403 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 79th 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 Sapporo. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 283rd and 1640th 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	$17	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2971	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2035	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4032	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2433	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.95	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.04	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1516	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24528	$10501

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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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070