Dubai vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.96M

The cost of living in Dubai is 116% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1039th and 4988th ($2420 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in the United Arab Emirates and Japan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 203rd and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Sapporo

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Dubai Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$10501

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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