Baltimore vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	75
😀 Quality of life	91	75
🏙️ Population	586K	1.96M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 99% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1414th and 4988th ($2234 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 79th 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 1.5 months in Sapporo. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 164th and 1640th 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	$17.3	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$10501

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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