Birmingham vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.96M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 94% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1471st and 4901st ($2204 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 42nd 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 25th and 196th 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	$18.5	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$9894

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061