Charlotte vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2403
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5638
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2444
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4246
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
68
73
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
875K
1.06M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 138% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1073rd and 5585th ($2403 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 918th and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Charlotte ranked 78th best city to live in the United States vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 283rd and 2145th 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
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$5.24
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1623
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2971
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2035
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2433
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.95
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.04
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.09
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.7
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1516
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24528
$5002

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022