Almaty vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$585
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
73
😀 Quality of life
64
89
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.96M

The cost of living in Almaty is 10% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4975th and 4509th ($1051 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Kazakhstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 4635th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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