Barcelona vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$524
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$401
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1641
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
74
😀 Quality of life
90
90
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 77% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1764th and 4750th ($2087 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Spain and Japan, respectively. Check Spain vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 229th and 239th 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
$17
$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$10519

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1049
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1041
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1043
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1042
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1041
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1042
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$994
77 km or 48 mi Date
$991
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$973
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1032
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1031
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1035
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1065
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1007
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$936
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$937
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1014
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1021
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$945
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1010
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$1015
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$972
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$991
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$995
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1064
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$994
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1004
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1025
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1003
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1015
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1006
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1051
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1068