Brussels vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	196K	1.96M

The cost of living in Brussels is 79% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1939th and 4901st ($2030 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 121st and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Sapporo

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	Brussels	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$9894

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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