Birmingham vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1540
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.96M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 61% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1731st and 4398th ($2046 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 31st in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 32nd and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Sapporo

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	Birmingham	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$11313

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

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