Boston vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
92
75
🏙️ Population
676K
1.96M

The cost of living in Boston is 225% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 30th and 4988th ($3638 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 79th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 94th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Sapporo

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Boston Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$10501

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1005
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1005
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1005
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1004
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1019
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1004
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$982
77 km or 48 mi Date
$978
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$957
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1002
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$1004
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1002
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$1040
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1001
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$933
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$927
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$998
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1006
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$936
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$996
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$990
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$969
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$986
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$986
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$982
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1067
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$982
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$986
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1029
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1029
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1009
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1016
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1007
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1054
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1057
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1070