Abu Dhabi vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1651
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
73
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.96M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 65% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1938th and 4509th ($1936 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 369th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Sapporo

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Abu Dhabi Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117