Barcelona vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
73
😀 Quality of life
88
89
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.96M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 51% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4509th ($1773 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 193rd and 170th 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
$15.3
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117