Amsterdam vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
96
75
🏙️ Population
921K
1.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 186% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 126th and 4988th ($3203 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 13th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Sapporo

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Amsterdam Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$10501

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070