Baltimore vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	73
😀 Quality of life	90	87
🏙️ Population	586K	1.96M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 90% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4470th ($2287 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 39th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 131st and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Sapporo

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	Baltimore	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$10781

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088