Boston vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
73
😀 Quality of life
92
87
🏙️ Population
676K
1.96M

The cost of living in Boston is 173% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 32nd and 4398th ($3467 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 31st in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 89th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$11313

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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