Charlotte vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$2514
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	68	69
😀 Quality of life	88	73
🏙️ Population	875K	518K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 150% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 574th and 5301st ($2615 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 409th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 230th and 1569th 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	$17.4	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$15287

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Cities near Charlotte

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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036