Edinburgh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$2679
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$1657
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
75
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
488K
1.96M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 108% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1221st and 4988th ($2331 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 79th in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in Sapporo. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 77th and 1640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Sapporo

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Edinburgh Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$10501

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

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