Barcelona vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Barcelona	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1887	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$1118	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$1805	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2221	$1540
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	98	73
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	1.66M	1.96M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 49% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2198th and 4398th ($1887 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 31st in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 238th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Sapporo

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	Barcelona	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.7	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.54	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$915	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2081	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.6	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6469	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4528	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.1	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.2	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.07	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.4	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11932	$11313

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1123
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1119
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1119
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1117
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1116
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1099
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1064
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1119
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1012
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1119
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1118
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1126
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1001
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$976
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1013
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$981
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1082
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1127
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1126
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1020
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1033
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1163
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1025
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$989
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1121
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$993
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$1018
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$996
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1160
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$1000
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1021
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1103
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1101
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1120
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1122
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1125
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1122
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1124