Detroit vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
75
😀 Quality of life
88
75
🏙️ Population
639K
1.96M

The cost of living in Detroit is 81% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1947th and 4988th ($2032 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 318th and 1640th 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
$18.1
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

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