Amsterdam vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1763
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
921K
1.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 178% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 138th and 4901st ($3165 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 196th 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
$22
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$3.74
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$9894

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1020
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1022
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1017
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1017
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1016
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1020
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1014
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$988
77 km or 48 mi Date
$983
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$954
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1008
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1010
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1009
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$988
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$914
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$909
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$992
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1001
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$914
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$993
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1000
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$964
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$990
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$972
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$984
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1055
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$979
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1017
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1017
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$991
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1000
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$995
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1061