Bucharest vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$535	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$1657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	75
😀 Quality of life	84	75
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.96M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 1% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4935th and 4988th ($1138 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 79th in Romania and Japan, respectively. Check Romania vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 508th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sapporo

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	Bucharest	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$10501

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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