Charlotte vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2615
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6031
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1631
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$2780
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4594
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
68
73
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
875K
1.06M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 135% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 574th and 4890th ($2615 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 230th and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Sendai

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Charlotte Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.95
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.93
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.43
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1670
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1394
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3455
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.8
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4378
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2768
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.2
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.8
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.18
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.26
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.78
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1274
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25869
$6369

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057