Bishkek vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$347
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1651
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
73
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.96M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 44% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 7174th and 4509th ($653 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Kyrgyzstan and Japan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 6097th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sapporo

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Bishkek Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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