Detroit vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$3058
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$1540
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	639K	1.96M

The cost of living in Detroit is 58% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1856th and 4398th ($2006 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 216th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Sapporo

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	Detroit	Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$11313

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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