Brussels vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
196K
1.96M

The cost of living in Brussels is 54% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1988th and 4398th ($1958 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 173rd and 246th 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
$20.8
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$11313

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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