Almaty vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$477
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
74
😀 Quality of life
70
90
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.96M

The cost of living in Almaty is 25% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 6307th and 4750th ($884 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 6th in Japan, while ranked 4103rd and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$10519

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1041
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1043
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1042
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$994
77 km or 48 mi Date
$991
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$973
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1032
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1031
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1035
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1065
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1007
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$936
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$937
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1014
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1021
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$945
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1010
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1015
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$972
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$991
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$995
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1064
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$994
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1004
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1025
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1003
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1015
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1006
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1068