Denver vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2771
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6354
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1753
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$3084
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5105
$1651
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
90
89
🏙️ Population
716K
1.96M

The cost of living in Denver is 136% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 294th and 4509th ($2771 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 256th and 30th 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 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.4 months in Sapporo. Denver ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 134th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1825
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1500
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3360
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4848
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3873
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$18.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.66
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1322
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16286
$10328

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2476
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2334
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2438
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2467
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2456
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2324
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2494
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2463
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2501
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2387
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2501
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2395
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2443
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2374
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2478
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2355
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2659
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2502
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1912
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2183
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2287
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1801
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2411
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1852
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$2226
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1916
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1647
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2312
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$2013
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1707
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1780
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2013
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2112
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$1833
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1699
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1778

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117