Brussels vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	75
😀 Quality of life	92	75
🏙️ Population	196K	1.96M

The cost of living in Brussels is 84% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4988th ($2065 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Belgium and Japan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 99th and 1640th 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	$24.7	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$10501

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

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