Copenhagen vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$2691
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$1763
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
94
75
😀 Quality of life
97
90
🏙️ Population
667K
1.96M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 125% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 805th and 4901st ($2555 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Denmark and Japan, respectively. Check Denmark vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.6 months in Sapporo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 5th and 196th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Sapporo

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Copenhagen Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.1
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$3.74
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$9894

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

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