Edinburgh vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
94
87
🏙️ Population
488K
1.96M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 77% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4398th ($2246 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 40th and 246th 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
$18.6
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$11313

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

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