Budapest vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$810
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$1763
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
75
😀 Quality of life
81
90
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.96M

The cost of living in Budapest is 39% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 3675th and 4901st ($1580 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Hungary and Japan, respectively. Check Hungary vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 646th and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Sapporo

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Budapest Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$9894

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

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