Charlotte vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Charlotte	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1475	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2428	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4235	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	68	70
😀 Quality of life	90	75
🏙️ Population	875K	518K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 130% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 986th and 5190th ($2423 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 187th 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 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 234th and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Utsunomiya

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	Charlotte	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1574	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2056	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.4	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1305	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24711	$14928

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2239
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2121
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2196
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2067
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2102
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1960
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2019
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2160
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1988
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2212
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2094
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2075
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1878
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2167
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2070
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2156
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1923
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2124
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1993
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2152
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2305
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2065
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1853
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2418
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1970
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2529
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1980
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1929
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2166
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2737
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2166
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2154
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2013

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004