Denver vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
90
87
🏙️ Population
716K
1.96M

The cost of living in Denver is 113% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 444th and 4398th ($2699 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 160th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Denver Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124