Cleveland vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cleveland	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1971	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4638	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1161	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$1997	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3363	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	82	75
😀 Quality of life	87	75
🏙️ Population	373K	1.96M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 76% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 2121st and 4988th ($1971 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th and 79th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 357th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Sapporo

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	Cleveland	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.58	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1296	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.2	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1477	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.6	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1124	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18789	$10501

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149

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