Charlotte vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2528
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5839
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$1559
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$2624
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$636
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4485
$1888
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
68
72
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
875K
1.06M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 140% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 761st and 5132nd ($2528 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 252nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.95
$3.32
 Cappuccino
$5.06
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1601
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1337
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3268
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.8
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.54%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4188
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2832
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.61
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.65
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.26
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$124
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.8
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.3
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1337
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25956
$5986

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2271
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2269
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2188
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2225
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2166
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2147
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1891
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2136
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2177
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2182
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2072
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2170
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2117
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2090
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1474
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1851
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1951
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2058
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2136
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1925
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2091
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1934
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2169
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2292
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2011
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1809
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2404
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1929
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2530
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1907
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1902
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2184
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2144
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2697
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2106
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2100
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2100
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1888

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034